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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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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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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I can't say enough about our bullpen coming in and picking me up. I'm a control pitcher, so I don't rely on great velocity anyway. It wasn't a big deal for me. I was able to move the ball around a little bit and got away with a few pitches.
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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.
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I have to give credit to Tampa Bay, they did a great job of hitting the ball. But the bottom line is, our offense overcame my poor start and I'll be able to sleep tonight because of that.
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I'm a control pitcher, so I don't rely on great velocity anyway. It wasn't a big deal for me.
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It was emotional for me putting on this uniform at Jacobs Field. To finally be able to do that meant a lot. I didn't pitch my best today, but everyone was great to me. I promise I'll give them a lot more to cheer about down the road.
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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.
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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.