Kerry Wood
Kerry Wood
Kerry Lee Woodis an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros, which some have argued may be the greatest single-game pitching performance in MLB history. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game, and earned...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 June 1977
CityIrving, TX
When I get this thing going and get healthy, it's going to be the way I expect to go out there and pitch. And I expect to stay healthy and be that way for the remainder of my career. ... I came back from the elbow and it's been great. I had the shoulder thing pop up and we're going to take care of that, get going and not look back.
They're not fixing anything. They're taking a piece out. We're not in danger.
I think we felt a little more confident. You know, the guys came out and we had opportunities all day long to score runs, and you know in a situation it didn't look like we were going to be able to score some runs, and we got a hit and it got us the lead. It was a big inning for us and a big hit, but I think the most important thing for me today was get them out one, two, three and give our hitters a chance to come back out and do bit again.
It gives us and the fans, ... something else to look forward to.
I was working on locating my pitches and throwing my slider for a strike. It was nice to get out there and face some hitters.
I was walking about 35, 40 minutes after surgery. They gave me a cane to walk out on and I carried it. It was pretty amazing. I got a little swelling, but it doesn't bother me to walk or do anything. The only day I missed throwing was the day I had the surgery.
He's already associated with education. Quite honestly, he probably stands a better chance coming into this than me or Karen Floyd.
I got a bit of a small obstacle to overcome this offseason. I fully expect to be ready when camp starts.
I got a bit of a small obstacle to overcome this off-season. I fully expect to be ready when camp starts.
My shoulder feels better the more I throw. I really don't want to miss more than one day without doing something with it.
(The knee) doesn't really bother me that much. I don't want to get into July or August, field a bunt and now I'm out for the rest (of the season).
I heard a lot of can you be fans out there. They have been following us all year. It was great to here them again tonight.
I haven't thrown a pitch yet. What's there to talk about?
I like the trend. But there's no added pressure on us because of it. There's plenty of pressure in this profession, period - pressure to win, the pressure you put on yourself to perform.