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...
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I didn't want to be down 1-0, but our team did a great job of scoring for me. Moyer usually does real well against us, so I think it's a good sign that we scored four off him. That's a credit to our offence. We can score in many different ways. I was really excited for Vlade. He's really fun to watch. You don't want to miss any of his at-bats.
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My change-up didn't show up until the fourth or fifth inning, ... I hung up a couple of breaking balls in that (fourth) one inning.
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It's only four games, we can't cruise. What we didn't want to do is press. And so far, we haven't pressed.
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See, I needed that. I don't know if you noticed, but I didn't get my first strikeout until the fourth or fifth inning. I need guys to make plays for me out there.
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When I signed here, Mark and I talked about how I'd finally be able to pitch for him and the Indians. Someone said, 'He was drafted by Cleveland 15 years ago, and he's finally going to get a chance to suit up for that team.' I kind of got the chills when I read that.
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We were excited for (Wedge). Guys were talking about it.
couple delirious everybody flights great guys
We've had a couple of red-eye flights going into tonight, guys haven't really complained. I don't know if we're delirious or what. Everybody has had a great attitude.
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We've had a couple of redeye flights and guys haven't really complained. I don't know if we're delirious or what,
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I didn't watch any video, didn't see any Warren Spahn video. That's just the way it came about.
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I don't care what spot I pitch in the rotation. I can help anywhere they put me.
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Mentally, we could have fallen apart, but this team doesn't do that. We could have had the attitude that we're snake-bit, but we didn't.
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One of the reasons I signed here was because of the way this team played on defense. Jason set the tone with some good catches.
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I got us through six, ... But the bottom line is, our bullpen came in and picked me up when, reasonably, they could have been tired.
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I was glad to get out there. It was emotional for me, just putting on the uniform and being able to take the field at Jacobs Field.