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...
nice phenomenal pick run support three type
It was phenomenal to get that type of run support. You only get that two or three times a year, so it was nice that they were able to pick me up. I appreciated that.
behind count falling gets guy throw walked walking
I'm not a guy who gets behind in the count a lot. That's what's been so frustrating, falling behind and walking guys. But I'm not going to throw 10 years away because I walked some guys.
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The thing I see is that we're getting the hits now. Before, maybe if a guy crushed a line drive, it was hit right at somebody for an out. Now the hits are starting to fall in and we're stringing them together.
bullpen excited offense overcame picked poor sleep start teammates tonight
I'm really excited about the way my teammates picked me up tonight. The bullpen and our offense overcame my poor start and I'll be able to sleep tonight because of that.
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I left a lot of guaranteed money on the table. But my family said, 'How much money is enough?' They are paying me a lot in Cleveland. I want to win and that was more important than the larger contract in Kansas City.
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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.
bad good needed shoulder
I needed to go out there and give us a good start. It was just bad timing. I shoulder the loss.
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I'm the Rodney Dangerfield of parents. Last year, Colby said, 'Why do they want your autograph? You're only average.
agent couple free good seeking stock teams year
It was a good year to be a free agent as a pitcher. There was a lot of teams seeking pitching. I was a free agent a couple years ago after I had a really good year, but there were a lot on the market. This year there wasn't very many out there, so everybody's stock rose.
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It was one of those days where you wake up and the room is dark, and you say where am I? But it beats sitting home on the couch watching.
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It's weird pitching in Cleveland with a Cleveland uniform on.
career exactly gone gratifying surgery
It's very gratifying to me, ... My career hasn't gone exactly like I would like it to with the (Tommy John) surgery (in 2003), so it's gratifying to be on this team.
crushed middle respect
I wanted to respect the inside, but it went over the middle and he crushed it.
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It took me a long time. I was pressing a little too hard, but tonight I just tried to go out there and relax. It feels good to go out there and give a good performance. My last couple have been poor, and it was weighing on me. It's no fun to be in a pennant race and not giving the team quality starts, so I was glad to turn it around tonight.