Kevin Millwood
Kevin Millwood
Kevin Austin Millwoodis an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 December 1974
behind definitely forgetting front game guys situation watch watching weird
It's confusing. You watch the guys in front of you but you're also watching the guys behind you. You get here, and you keep forgetting you're actually out front (by a game and a half) in one of these situations. It's definitely a weird situation to be in.
bat behind best chance coaches deceptive facing gave instead pitches plate swinging umpire whether
Facing batters who are swinging the bat gave me a chance to see whether I'm being deceptive with my pitches. The best thing was having an umpire behind the plate for the first time. It gave me a better read about what I'm doing instead of having coaches tell me my pitches look good.
last playoffs until
We were pretty much in the playoffs until this last week.
forward looking third
This will be my third opener. The first at home. I'm looking forward to that.
run support
No, run support is not going to be a problem.
face faced four guys three tougher
Sometimes, it's tougher to face guys you don't really know. I think I faced three or four of those guys in the past.
along fastball moving sure
I feel like I'm moving along pretty good. I wanted to make sure I could put my fastball where I wanted it, and I think I did that.
finally good gotten perform point
I feel like I'm right where I need to be. I finally got that long-term deal, and I've gotten it at a good point in my career. I feel like I can perform well through this whole contract.
appreciate bother cares fact
No, but it doesn't bother me. I just appreciate the fact that he cares so much about everything.
build felt good guys obviously settle start today
It's been pretty frustrating. It's obviously not the start I'd like to get off to, but there are a lot of good things I can take from today and build on. After the first inning, I pitched pretty well. I felt like I was able to settle in and get a lot of guys out after that.
against match means pitcher team
It means a lot to a team when you can match up against any upper-echelon pitcher and win.
against easier good guy guys match means runs team
It means a lot to a team when you can match up against any upper-echelon guy and win. But these guys had a lot to do with it -- they put up good at-bats and scored some runs and that made it a little easier on me.
avoiding believe chance counts everybody giving losing team win
Being No. 1 only counts in the first round. Everybody has to believe they're No. 1 when they go out there or you're in trouble. ... It's all about giving your team a chance to win and avoiding long losing streaks.
finished guess
I guess you could say we finished the way we started.