Kris Benson
Kris Benson
Kristin James Bensonis a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 November 1974
believe coming knew learn negative people portray spotlight time york
New York is just a world of its own. I knew that coming in, but you learn that a little more when you get put in the spotlight like that in a negative and undeserving way. It was a little frustrating at the time because people kind of believe what they read. For her it's been a little tough, because they kind of portray her in a negative light.
relief tough
It's kind of a relief just to get it over with. It's been a tough day.
good hacks obviously problem selection throwing
They're getting pretty good hacks at what I'm throwing up there. There's obviously a problem with my selection right now.
bit chance chill days luxury rest shoulder
They have the luxury of doing it with Trachsel here. Two days is two days; it's not a whole turn. It will give me a chance chill a little bit, rest my shoulder a little bit and then come back on Sunday.
bats definitely felt found hole pitches single time worse
They found a hole every single time they put the bats on the ball. When I look back on it, it's definitely disappointing. I've made worse pitches and I've felt worse in games. There's nothing I can do now.
maybe stayed
Any other ballpark, maybe it would have stayed in. Here, unfortunately, it didn't. It put me in a little bind.
good great looking opportunity
This could be very good for my career. It's a great opportunity for me. I'm looking at it as a positive.
both great moved opportunity realize
I think we've both kind of moved on. We realize this is a great opportunity for me.
bad beat good hat hit pitch slider stayed supposed tip today
Just one bad pitch. I tip my hat to J.T. because he hit a good 3-2 changeup. But my slider was not working well today and that's the pitch that beat me. It was supposed to be down to Feliz and it stayed up.
impact
He's going to make a big impact on all of us.
baseball contract later million saying second signed week
If it wasn't me, someone else would have done it. They were saying the same thing when I signed for $2 million out of college. They were saying the same thing when I signed a $13.5 million contract after my second season. That's just the way baseball works. A week later you're the third- or fourth-highest because everyone else is getting more.
passionate
He was very passionate about anything that he did.
cross job mind time
I think about it all the time when I'm out and about, ... but I've got a job to do. It doesn't cross my mind when I'm on the mound.
miserable night
I know it's going to be a miserable night. It's already been a miserable night. But what can we do?