Jon Lieber
Jon Lieber
Jonathan Ray Lieberis a former Major League Baseballpitcher. He stands 6 feet 2 inchestall and weighs 240 pounds. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and utilized a fastball, a slider, and a changeup for his pitches. In a 14-season career, Lieber compiled a 131–124 record with 1,553 strikeouts and a 4.27 ERA in 2,198 innings pitched...
game huge jump matter
No matter how you look at it, every game is huge from here on out. We don't want to jump ahead. Take them one at a time.
excitement fourth game hand hate swallow tough
It's a tough one to swallow because of the excitement of the first day of the year. You hate to have a game get out of hand like that one did in the fourth inning. But what else can you say?
expect gave guys hold proud
It was frustrating that the guys gave me a lead, and I expect myself to hold on to that lead. I'm just proud at how they battled back.
bottom exciting games line pitch trying
It was enough. It's always exciting to pitch in games like this. I'm just trying to make the most of it. The bottom line is we won.
rough
It was just a rough day. Things snowballed.
early five fresh innings last might opposed
You might want to look up the first five innings as opposed to the last four, when they're on base. You're still fresh early in the game.
guys might ready risk season time
This might be the only time you might get anything out of me. This is the way I look at it: I just don't know why we're not doing this after the World Series. Guys already have their season in, they're ready to go. Why risk an injury? It's really ridiculous.
consistent focus
I just focus on things, day by day. I just want to be as consistent as I can.
anyone last sure
I'm not sure anyone ever told me last year. If I am the starter, I am the starter.
In my mind, ... that was the play of the game.
hitting spots
I just wasn't hitting my spots like I wanted to.
bottom line trying
I'm just trying to make the most of it. The bottom line is we won.
game guessing guys last slider tempo today work
I'm just guessing they wanted to take a look at some more guys over there. I really wanted to work on getting my slider down. The last game it was just so-so, and today it was much better. Today, I had a better tempo and it was much better.
beginning
From the beginning I just didn't have it. I was out of control.