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
coming giving home start
It didn't start well. Coming out and giving up a two-run home run.
ball deep games glad left mess shown start
You don't ever want to give up the ball as a pitcher, ... especially after the mess you'd left out there the inning before. Each start I've shown him I can go deep into games and I'm just glad to have this opportunity.
best everybody game knows playoffs start week
Everybody knows that each game is huge, ... Our playoffs start now. They probably started a week ago, so we have to make the best of each day.
days might pitcher score starting team
Some days it's going to take the starting pitcher to come out and dominate, and you might win, 2-0. But for the most part, we're going to score runs. With a team like this, you don't panic.
nervous pitch
When I was on the mound, I was pretty relaxed. I was focused. I don't know what it is, but I'm more nervous before I pitch and then after I come out of the game. When I'm in there, I don't feel any of that.
came realized time
When it came time to go out and pitch, I realized why I was here,
bad couple exactly good pitches sixth
Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just made a couple bad pitches to some good hitters. That was it.
cheers heard
We heard the cheers from the back field. We didn't know what was going on.
pitches
I still made pitches when I had to.
everybody less obviously pressure win
I think everybody understands that we have to win every day. The more pressure we can put on them, obviously the less pressure there is on us.
came chance closer family field front grew last playoff tough year
I went through some tough times as the closer last year in Colorado, booed off the field some games, and that's at home, where I grew up, in front of family and friends. I came over here, with a chance to be in a playoff race, something I've never been a part of, and I'm thinking, what have I got to lose?
good needed pitches throw
I was able to throw everything for strikes, ... I was able to make pitches when I needed to. It was a good day.
throw
I was able to throw everything for strikes,
behind count early hard night pitches
I stunk. I got behind in the count early all night long and made it hard for myself. I didn't make the pitches when I had to.