Nate Robertson
Nate Robertson
Nathan Daniel "Nate" Robertson,is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 September 1977
CityWichita, KS
pitch
It's situational things more with Leyland. Not necessarily with pitch selection, things like that.
defense great pitching
The defense is what makes our pitching work, and they did a great job.
afraid pitch says trust yell
Leyland's not afraid to yell at you from the dugout. It's situational things, not pitch selection. When he says something, I take it to the bank. I trust what he says.
change finesse hard hurt last left mindset pitcher pitches tried wants work year
It's more of an approach. We tweaked just a little bit. ... He wants me to have that mindset that that's the kind of pitcher that I am from the left side. He wants me to think that I can come in there hard and still be able to work away and change speeds. And I think last year I may have tried to finesse too many pitches in there, and it hurt me at times.
balls beach life pitches throwing
I think I had life on my pitches -- I wasn't throwing beach balls up there, ... I don't think I'm tired.
defense needed pitches win
I thought I had pitched well enough to win some of those games, ... Tonight, I made pitches when I needed them, and the defense made the plays.
chance pitchers time year
If I had that every time I went out, I'd have a chance to go 32 or 33-0. It's not going to be that way all year long. We as pitchers know that.
couple figure holding instead pitches quality runner slide steps threw throwing together wide worried
I did a couple slide steps and then threw a couple pitches wide and was worried more about holding the runner instead of throwing a quality pitch. So when he said something, you put two and two together and you figure it out.
good lost played three ugly
The thing is, it's not been ugly baseball. We've lost three games, and we've played good baseball.
deal trying
It wasn't a deal where you're like, 'what a jerk' kind of deal. I know what he's trying to do.
believes leaves manager situation
When a manager comes out in a situation like that, leaves you in and believes in you, that's something to take to the bank. It did a lot for me.
coming disbelief laugh losses season short year
This year, coming up so short of what we wanted to be, it's kind of a deflated feeling, ... You're in disbelief of how the season has come to this point. I know I am. If you had told me I'd have 15 losses at the end of the year before the season starts, I'd laugh at you.
achieving good potential
The most frustrating part is we have the potential to be such a good ballclub, and we're not achieving what we need to achieve. It's so frustrating. We've been so close.
hopefully later situation year
It's a two-way street. Later in the year if there's another situation like that, hopefully he'll have that same kind of approach. We're getting to know each other here.