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
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.
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.
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.
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.
except home
I thought I pitched well today, except for the home runs.
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.
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.
defense great pitching
The defense is what makes our pitching work, and they did a great job.
afraid yell
It's not very normal, but Leyland's not afraid to yell at you from the dugout.
jason johnson kenny last leader rogers time vocal
It's the first time we feel we can go to someone. We had Jason Johnson last year. He wasn't necessarily the vocal leader we needed, but Kenny Rogers is that.
pitch
It's situational things more with Leyland. Not necessarily with pitch selection, things like that.
both bring chance enjoy kenny nice player positive presence speak table todd town veteran younger
It's going to be nice to have a veteran presence with both Todd and Kenny. I had a chance in 2004 to speak to Kenny when he was in town with Texas, and he's going to be nothing but a positive player around here for the younger pitchers. He's going to bring a lot to the table for us, and I'm going to enjoy having him around.
accept outcome rough year
It's been a rough stretch. Myself, I can't accept the outcome of this year for this team.