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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
good
It was good to go and the right thing,
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.
Everything is fine. The sentence, I would say, is not enough.
ask best felt
This is the best I felt all spring. I can't ask for anything better.
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.