Joel Zumaya
Joel Zumaya
Joel Martin Zumayais an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 2006 through 2010. He is known for his record-breaking fastballs...
faster pace trying work
No. I was trying to work faster than I usually do. My pace was out of whack.
came hoping nighttime pitch slept
I slept all through the nighttime hoping that I would pitch well. It came true.
came dreamt great hoping night start time
First things first, the jitters are gone. I did what I had to do. I dreamt all through the night time hoping I'd have a great start and it came true.
nobody slide taught
I've always pitched with a slide step. Nobody taught it to me. I taught it to myself. I feel more comfortable that way.
came hopefully stays
I don't know where that came from, but I had it. Hopefully it stays in there.
hurrying relaxed scholars-and-scholarship start work
I got up (to throw) and they told me to start hurrying up. It's kind of weird, but, hey, I got warmed up real quick. It's just all about being relaxed and doing your work out there.
rushing
I got the jitters. I was rushing myself. This one's gone. I feel a lot better now.
anybody dinner family good phone rang relax talk
I didn't really want to talk to anybody (on Tuesday). I wanted to relax and just go have a good dinner with my family and get some sleep. The phone rang a lot yesterday.
behind couple curve fastball fell felt
I felt pretty good. I fell behind with my curve a couple of times. And they're a good-hitting fastball team.
fish love pacific softer tuna
It's my softer side. I go out there and relax. I'm a big fisherman. I love to fish ... in the Pacific Ocean, for tuna and rockfish.
care fastball low pitcher realizing sleep swing throw tonight walked zone
That's something I'm probably going to go to sleep with tonight - realizing I'm a lot better pitcher than that, and I know a lot better than to throw a 3-0 fastball up in the zone and let him swing freely. If I could do it right now, I'd throw it low and away, and not care if I walked him. There were two out.
It was a big problem. But it's all right. I could only get 20. That's all I'm going to get.
fun
It's fun, man. It's going to be fun. It's fun right now.
believe city crowd gonna guys hear people relying saying talking
We hear it, people talking about me and Justin, saying these guys are our future. The crowd was amazing. We've got a whole city relying on us, and we are gonna do something. Believe me, we're gonna do some damage.