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...
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.
appreciate few games picked teammates
You're only going to get games like that a few times a year. I appreciate the way my teammates picked me up.
bottom bullpen came line picked
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.
picked
They picked me up, ... I can't say anything more than 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.
crushed fall guy hits line maybe somebody starting
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.
contract family guaranteed kansas larger left money paying win
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.
control deal great rely velocity
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.
last parents rodney
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.
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.
beats couch days home room sitting wake
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.
cleveland pitching uniform weird
It's weird pitching in Cleveland with a Cleveland uniform on.