Ryan Dempster
Ryan Dempster
Ryan Scott Dempsteris a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox. Dempster batted and threw right-handed. He was both a starter and a reliever in his career...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 May 1977
anybody good knows pitch pleasure speed stuff
He has as good an idea of how to pitch as anybody in the game, probably of all-time. He doesn't have the stuff he used to have, but he still knows how to pitch. He just does it at a different speed now. He's a pleasure to watch.
bullpen gave nice
He gave the bullpen a real nice breather.
concerned pride trying win
We're not too concerned about trying to play spoiler. We just want to take pride in what we do and win ballgames.
concerned pride trying win
We're not too concerned about trying to play spoiler, ... We just want to take pride in what we do and win ballgames.
field lucky stadiums
We're really lucky. There aren't a lot of stadiums that are as old as Wrigley Field. I'm pretty lucky to get to go to Wrigley Field every day, and that's my office.
autograph bunch everybody happy might nice outside people saw
I was outside and saw a bunch of people in the rain, and I thought I might go and keep the people happy -- give them an autograph and a picture. Everybody was really nice and cooperative.
bases coming game loaded
I like the idea of coming into the game with the bases loaded and two out in the eighth,
season starting
After starting the season in the rotation, and to go down there in May and have 30 saves, it's neat,
past
It's way past my bedtime, so it's good.
bad field forget helps leaving next pride stuff task
I try to take pride in leaving stuff behind. The next day I come to the field and yesterday's over with and today's what it's all about, and it's not about tomorrow. It's just about your task at hand. I think that helps in that kind of role. You've got to be able to forget the bad stuff.
against bad episode funny luck meant seems worst
It's funny, ... When it comes to the Cubs, it seems like he has the worst luck in the world. Fortunately for us, it meant a win. Unfortunately for him, it was another bad episode for or against the Cubs.
close exciting games gone
It's exciting to go in there and close games and get the save. It's gone a lot better than even I thought it was going to go.
career definitely security
It's a big day for me in my career to get some security like that. It's definitely a little surreal.
chance good guys hopefully learn opportunity showcase step veterans
This is a chance for some guys to step up and have an opportunity, even if it's just for a month. They can come up and do well and showcase themselves. Some guys will get an opportunity and they'll learn from some veterans and hopefully do a good job.