Roberto Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez
good
It was good to go and the right thing,
affects committed condition life puts stress
When you're an engineering student, you have a lot of stress in your life. For someone to live this way, with a condition that affects their life, for them to be committed to something and want to live life to the fullest, it really puts things in perspective.
ball given good
There's a lot of fight, ... We've never given up. This is a good ball club.
ask best felt
This is the best I felt all spring. I can't ask for anything better.
forward good looking opportunity whatever
Whatever they want me to do, I'll do. This is a good opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to it.
great proud
I'm very proud of what I was able to do as a player, ... I have a lot of great memories.
I'll be here for him. All year, all the time.
relief
I'm a relief pitcher, ... That's all I know. When the game's on the line, I want the ball.
far goes minor prospect pulling saying start suspect talent
There's talent there. There really is. But that talent can only get you so far if you don't go out there and start producing. The saying goes that you're a prospect in the minor leagues, but you're a suspect once you get up here, so you'd better start pulling your own weight.
barry consider great
He's such a great hitter. And now you consider him like Barry Bonds, when he was going good.
confident felt pitching
I felt very confident pitching to him. If I make my pitch, it's a different story. And if he doesn't make the adjustment, it's a different story.
bench boils catch five four last level pirates pitch pittsburgh reach sat strive talent team teams top watched
He told us that the last four or five years, he sat back and watched the Pittsburgh Pirates from the opponents' bench and he couldn't (understand) why a team with so much talent couldn't reach its talent level -- or strive to reach it. It boils down to little things. Teams who pitch and catch and do the little things are usually at the top of their division. This team has that capability.
anybody beats best consider hit might pitch puts regular says
You don't have to consider anybody else. He's the best in the postseason. And he's very good, great, in the regular season. He is so consistent. And beats you and you know what's coming. They can't hit it. He just puts the cutter out there and says 'Here it is.' Is that the best pitch ever? It might be.
anybody beats best consider hit might pitch puts regular says
You don't have to consider anybody else, ... He's the best in the postseason. And he's very good, great, in the regular season. He is so consistent. And beats you and you know what's coming. They can't hit it. He just puts the cutter out there and says 'Here it is.' Is that the best pitch ever? It might be.