Jon Papelbon
Jon Papelbon
Jonathan Robert Papelbonis an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He was a member of the Boston Red Sox, with whom he reached four consecutive Major League Baseball All-Star Games from 2006 to 2009, won the 2007 Major League Baseball Delivery Man Award, and was a 2007 World Series champion. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2012 to 2015. He has worn uniform number 58 throughout his career...
amazing dugout home knows man runs save starts sure
The whole dugout just starts laughing. The man knows how to hit. It's amazing to see that kind of talent. I'm sure he'll be able to save some for the season. The home runs will be for the season.
feeling next sore took
I should have come out because it was pretty sore the next day and it was pretty sore at the time. It took me a while to get feeling back in it, but I just didn't really want to come out.
bench bet everybody honest
To be honest with you, I bet you everybody on the bench did.
good hardest hitters league test year
That was my hardest jump. It will be a good test for him this year because in Double-A you don't necessarily have (former) big league hitters in lineups. In Triple-A, you do.
against finger good inside pitch successful tough wins
That's a tough lineup. For me to be successful today, I was able to pitch inside of that left-handed lineup. Being able to use my split- finger helped. ... To come away with two wins was good against these guys.
ankle ball inch six three
I thought my whole ankle was shattered. If that ball was an inch higher, I think I'd be out three to six months.
challenged hitters strike zone
I thought he pounded the strike zone well. I thought he challenged hitters and went right after them.
blessings count move
I got lucky. Count your blessings and move on.
body fall program ready stick worried
I stick to my program and that's all I'm really worried about, getting my body ready to go for the season. Everything else I just let fall by the wayside.
dugout knows man starts
The whole dugout just starts laughing. The man knows how to hit.
next outing worried
My next outing I'm going to be more worried about my results.
learned trust
I just learned to go out there and trust my stuff.
felt game knew point session simple took
I felt very confident. I knew my (bullpen) session went well before being called upon. I just took it from there, keep it simple and not do too much. I knew every pitch, every out, everything that was going on at that point of the game was a big thing and everything was going to matter.
amazing knows man
The man knows how to hit. It's amazing to see that kind of talent.