Jon Garland

Jon Garland
Jon Steven Garlandis an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. After being drafted by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseballin 1997, Garland played for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies...
attack careful nobody somebody
There is nobody you can go around to get to somebody else. You have to go out and attack and be careful at the same time.
missing pitches plate previous
My previous two starts, I was missing with pitches out over the plate and I was getting killed.
happy love
I love the city. It's where I wanted to play, where I wanted to be. And I'm happy to be there.
believe chance compete people team
I really don't, ... People probably wouldn't believe me if I said that, but I don't. I just want to go out and compete and give my team a chance to win.
chance confidence distance giving good short shown win year
He's shown the confidence in us and let us go the distance pretty much all year if it's our game, ... That's good to see out of a manager. Without that short leash, he's always giving you a chance to win a ballgame.
absolutely against drives fits guys love stand
He's one of those guys who when you play against him, you absolutely can't stand the guy. He drives you nuts. But on your team, you love it. He fits in here.
happened offense pressure roll took
I didn't try to do too much. The offense took the pressure off me with a three-spot in the first inning, and things happened to roll from there.
ability knew matter prove putting
I didn't prove anything to myself because I knew I could do it. I knew I had the ability. It was a matter of putting it together.
anxious hopefully
Hopefully it doesn't make me too strong, ... I've just been really anxious to get on the mound.
definitely fluke people sure
I definitely know that I can do it again. I don't think it was a fluke by any means. I'm sure there are a lot of people that do, but those people have their opinions.
confidence lead lose mostly teammates
I'm going out there and mostly pissing the lead away. I just don't want my teammates to lose confidence with me.
capable people worry
I'm not going to worry about how other people look at it. In this clubhouse, we know what we're capable of doing.
deep pitch porch short somebody
I'm not going to try to pitch somebody different because a short porch or a deep porch.
ball kept missing pitches previous
I kept the ball down a lot better. The previous two starts, I was missing pitches up and out over the plate, and I was getting killed.