Seth McClung
Seth McClung
Michael Seth McClung, nicknamed Big Red, is an American professional baseball pitcher. In his career, he has pitched as a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 February 1981
CityLewisburg, WV
ball bringing chance concerned individual job stay team within
Tonight, I did a better job of bringing the ball down. I'm not concerned about my individual stats. We're all in this together. I think I pitched fine, not well enough to win. I try to stay within myself and give the team a chance to win." ()
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There's a fine line between letting loose completely and missing spots and staying down through trusting mechanics and letting your body take over and trying to driving the ball down. (Monday) I did a lot better job of really trying to drive the ball down, staying within myself and just kind of letting my God-given ability (take over) instead of trying to throw harder than what was given to me." ()
ball opportunity team tried win work
I think I pitched fine, but not well enough to win. I tried to give my team an opportunity to win the ball game. It just didn't work out for us today." ()
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I don't think you're ever allowed to have a bad day as far as getting ready-wise. (Wednesday) was not a step backwards. After they just scored a couple of runs, you think, 'Let's just get our work in, let's keep the ball down. Let's do some things.' It's my first time handling adversity. You can't have everything rosy for you. You need to see how you handle that, and (Wednesday) was a very step forward in handling a little bit of adversity." ()
ball behind guys helped kept tried
I just tried to go out there and keep the ball in the ballpark. My guys behind me helped me out. I just kept the ball in the ballpark." ()
ball ballpark behind defense good guys picked tried
I just tried to go out there and keep the ball in the ballpark and let my defense make some really good plays. The guys behind me picked me up." ()
common league major
We're major league pitchers. It's one-and-one, you understand. You want to get ahead. You have to play common sense-wise." ()
base common home jobs military nice options people respect
It's really nice to come down to the military base and show them our support. I have a lot of respect for people in the military. There aren't many jobs back home, so one of the options for a lot of us is to go into the military. It's very common for people back home to do that." ()
bad panic team worried
It's over. I just had a bad day. No panic button. I'm not worried about it. I put my team in a bad situation, and we lost." ()
science talk
It's my birthday, too. I'd like to talk to you more about the science of pitching." ()
bad hold lead
I've got to be able to hold a lead like that. I feel bad for my teammates." ()
crowd front pitch privilege
It was a privilege to pitch in front of a crowd like that." ()
There's no such thing to me as not airing it out. I always go all out every time. I am always on go. To me, it's not about competing, it's all about winning." ()
good
They make a good bunt, they make a good bunt. There's nothing you can do about it." ()