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...
across games guys move run
You'll run across games like that that you will lose. You just have to move on. I could tell from the first inning that guys were pumped.
depends games happen seasons trying win
Personally, I?m trying to win every game. If it happens, it happens. A lot of seasons it depends on your teammates. To win 20 games you have to have a lot of things happen in your favor. You need a little luck.
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?
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.
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.
ball giving hard hit last mechanical opening rough throwing
You look at my stats and you'd think I'd been giving it up. I'm throwing the ball fine. There are no mechanical issues. I had a rough opening day, but I haven't been hit hard the last two starts.
sure
That's up to him. But I'm sure it's unlimited.
We put a big inning up there and it kind of went on from there.
bases doubt good innings mind situation
That was huge. There was no doubt in my mind that was the right decision. You have to go for it in a situation with the bases loaded. If anything, I had one or two good innings left.
battling heads
Yeah, we'd like to be 10-6 or 11-5, but right now we're not. We've got to keep our heads up, keep battling out and just get going.
guy hit month pitch rob since surprises
Since that guy from L.A. (Oscar Robles) hit that pitch that bounced (earlier this month off Rob Tejeda), nothing surprises me anymore.
agent asked season
My agent asked me before the season if I'd be interested. I wasn't.
bottom good
I didn't have good stuff. I'm not contributing. That's the bottom line.