Kris Benson
Kris Benson
Kristin James Bensonis a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 November 1974
against ball coming course glad opportunity pitch team win
Of course I wanted to pitch well coming back to this city. Against a team like this I just wanted to give the team an opportunity to win the ball game. I am glad to come out with a victory.
bothering coming luxury shoulder
But we're doing this just because we have the luxury of Trachs coming back. I'm not tired. My shoulder isn't bothering me.
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.
resilient work
We are a resilient team. You've got to work through those things and come out ahead.
best bit struggling stuff
I don't have my best stuff but I'm still winning. I'm struggling a little bit with my command.
excited heard shocked trade
I was shocked when I heard about the trade this morning, but the more I thought about it, the more excited I got.
cap execute executing guys last runners scoring telling tip
I was telling the guys over here that was the one thing they didn't do last year: execute with runners in scoring position. But I tip my cap to the guys for executing like that.
fastball hot location pitches team
My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you've got to make your pitches and I didn't.
helped instead mistake
Making one mistake instead of two helped me,
both great moved opportunity realize
I think we've both kind of moved on. We realize this is a great opportunity for me.
hit
I thought I was through having to try to hit when I got traded.
balls good hacks hitting obviously problem selection spots taking throwing
I'm hitting my spots like I should be, but they're taking too good of hacks on balls that I'm throwing up there, so there's obviously a problem with the selection I'm taking with each batter.
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.
impact
He's going to make a big impact on all of us.