Roberto Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez
knew pitch shook sitting throw
I knew he was sitting on a fastball, ... I shook off fastballs to throw splitters. That pitch I could keep down.
guys saw
And we didn't see everyone. The guys we saw were the ones who could get around or at least could be moved.
good
It was good to go and the right thing,
life
It's a nightmare, ... How do you live with such an embarrassment in your life? How do you live when someone makes your life so insignificant?
came eight wrong
Eight times prior, I've got him out the same way. Unfortunately, it came at the wrong time.
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.
baseball beyond change difficult entire facing fortunate goes happen life might start understand wondering
It's very difficult when you start to understand you are facing a life-threatening situation. You don't know what's going happen. It goes beyond just wondering what's going to happen to your baseball career. You wonder how your entire life might change or if you're still going to be fortunate to have a life.
arm doctor either looks says scary
It's pretty scary when the doctor looks at you and says it's either your arm or your life.
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.
Everything is fine. The sentence, I would say, is not enough.
enjoying front game pennant
Right now, we have something right in front of us, ... Everybody's loose. Everybody's enjoying it. You play this game to be in a pennant race.
cancer gotten medical
The medical examiner hasn't gotten back to us yet. We know he had cancer of some sort, and that he had it for a while.
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.