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...
bats challenge command face felt four good guys swing
I felt pretty good. I had good command of all four of my pitches. They've got guys that can swing the bats over there. It's a challenge to face them.
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.
bad great guys luck ok pitch players potential run season swing
It hasn't been a season where we can pitch OK to win; we have to pitch well to win, ... We know the potential of this offense. We have a lot of great players who can swing the bats. Some guys haven't had the years they thought they would have, but sometimes you run into some bad luck too.
win
We need to win games. This was big for us.
aware best bring enjoyed games helped maybe pitch pitching pressure
I wouldn't say that, ... You're aware that you need to pitch well to win, but sometimes that can bring out the best in you. I've always enjoyed pitching in big games when the pressure is on. Maybe it's helped me a bit.
five
Plus, we can use him more than just once every five days.
felt ready worried
I felt great, I felt strong. I'm not worried about it. I think I'll be ready to go.
argue felt hold
I felt like I was still strong, but you can't argue with going to our bullpen. When you hold that lineup down the way we did tonight, you've got to find a way to win.
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.
meeting
When we have two jurisdictions, we have to have a meeting of the minds.
contract time
The contract has nothing to do with it anymore. It's time to pitch.
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.
add adds definitely good guy last pitching staff time
I thought our pitching staff was pretty good last year. Any time you can add a guy like Weaver, it definitely adds to your depth.