John Lackey
John Lackey
John Derran Lackeyis an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. The Anaheim Angels drafted him from Grayson County College in 1999. He made his MLB debut with the Angels in 2002 and helped the franchise win its first World Series title that year. Lackey signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent prior to the 2010 season, and won his second championship with them in 2013. He was traded to the...
win
We need to win games. This was big for us.
contract time
The contract has nothing to do with it anymore. It's time to pitch.
happy last pitches stretched
I'm happy it didn't last too long. I'll be able to get stretched out and have 100 pitches going into the season.
facing meet might nice time
Any time you're facing a playoff-calibre team, it's always nice to show well, ... You never know when you might meet them next.
base excited gone hit knew missed touch
I knew that it was gone right when I hit it. I was so excited that I missed first base and had to go back and touch it.
bad blood
If there wasn't bad blood before, there is now. That's for sure.
invited
Nolensville has been invited to the party, and they didn't show up to the dance.
guys hanging needed stand throwing
I wanted to make it stand up, keep throwing up zeros. We really needed this to get us started in the right direction, and to show those guys that we're going to be hanging around.
balls double eighth guys hitting huge plays
They were hitting some balls at some people. Guys made some big plays for me. The double play in the eighth was huge for me, to get through that.
challenge command definitely face four guys hitting pitches swing time
They've got a lot of guys over there who can swing the bats, and it's definitely a challenge every time you face them. But I was able to command pretty much all four of my pitches and I was hitting spots.
team wells playoffs
Any time you're playing a playoff-caliber team, it is always good to show well, because you don't know when you'll be seeing them again.
fight happens last ok spring time training won
The last time we got in a fight (with the Padres during spring training in 2002), we won the series. I'd be OK if that happens again.