Shawn Chacon
Shawn Chacon
Shawn Anthony Chacónis an American retired professional baseball pitcher. He last played in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros in 2008. During his career, he threw an 88–92 mph sinker, a big curveball, a slider, and a changeup...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 December 1977
CityAnchorage, AK
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You have an inning in a game when you battle with, whether it's your control or getting the ball down or whatever. They made me pay for it, but I wouldn't take back anything I did out there tonight.
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With one of the breaking balls, backdoor, I thought I had him, ... It was borderline. I guess you don't get those calls. In a perfect world, I'd like to have those pitches. But they can't call them every time. They're not going to. There's no use crying over it.
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Todd Greene told me, 'Man, it's going to be the best experience you ever have in baseball,' ... 'It's all about winning there. It's literally like a business and the business is winning.'
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We were right next to an Air Force base out there.
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With a team like this, you don't panic. I got rewarded for keeping the game close.
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Two or three called me up and said, 'Man, they're trying to take money out of your pocket,'
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You tend to get nervous and excited before and after,
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Everybody around me was a Yankee fan, ... We grew up watching them win year after year.
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It's disappointing. I felt like I had good stuff when I warmed up, and I didn't think I pitched badly. I didn't want to come out of the game.
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Not giving up two-run homers in the first inning, that's always a bonus.
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It was a bad day to have a bad day,
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It was one of those days. The sixth inning was scary but we got through it. Today was a grind. I didn't feel I had anything as far as command of my pitches.
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It just happened where I'm the guy that has to get skipped. I'll be ready to pitch Saturday.
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It's funny to say, but it's easier to focus on a team like this, ... You want to do well, not that you didn't when your team is struggling, but you can get in a lull. Your focus isn't as high as it is here, knowing you're in a pennant race. Every pitch counts.