Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd
Paul Gregory Byrdis an American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009. He is known, perhaps ironically, as being the "nicest guy in baseball". In 2002, Byrd developed an old-fashioned, early twentieth-century windup in which he swung his arms back and forth to create deception and momentum. He became recognizable and well known for his unique delivery...
balls breaking cost hot threw
I thought they were hot and I could have done a better job. I threw too many breaking balls and it cost me.
feed games
I think we feed off that. These games count. That (emotion) is the way it should be.
anyone quickly score seen
Just amazing. I've never seen anyone score that quickly from second.
came execution few plays situation
It came down to a few plays of execution. We were able to execute. It's not a situation where they failed. We just executed well.
brings fired gets purpose
It gets you fired up. I know they don't do it on purpose, but it brings you to another level.
anybody ball key locate nobody throw
I was able to locate the ball; that is the key for me. If I can locate the ball, I can get anybody out. If I throw the ball over the middle, I get nobody out.
change confidence felt game gave given glad honored losing mike situation struggled though trusted york
I was just glad that Mike had given me the ball. In Game 1, they had a lot of confidence in me. Even when I struggled in New York he had a lot of confidence in me even though I was losing velocity. So I felt honored that they trusted me and gave me the ball. That doesn't change even though the situation is different.
fun miss player talented
He's a talented player, a fun player to watch. You don't want to miss any of his at-bats.
compare randy style
How would you compare your style to Randy Johnson's?
again days definitely guys pick runs score stop
If the guys are gonna' score 10 or 11 runs again I definitely won't stop them. Some days they will have to pick me up and some days I will have to pick them up.
anybody brings enjoyable everybody food great humble locker played room
He is an MVP with the bat, he's got a great arm, he's humble in the locker room and he brings food for everybody in the clubhouse. I've never played with anybody like that. He's an enjoyable teammate.
dugout gives signal throw
He gives me the signal from the dugout through the catcher. There's times when you throw over there on your own and times, ... when you don't have a choice.
beat guys throw tried walk
I just tried to throw strikes. If I get beat, I want them to beat me. I don't want to walk guys like I did in my first two outings.
fence royals spring training
I just hopped the fence one day in spring training with the Royals and just started working on different deliveries,