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
amazing break looks watching
The amazing thing. Is that he has got one pitch, to do all that with one pitch. Watching him, he looks like he doesn't even break a sweat.
everybody grew watching win yankee year
Everybody around me was a Yankee fan, ... We grew up watching them win year after year.
change following great hitters kept mixed watch
It's great following him. He told me to watch the hitters to see if they change their approach. I mixed it up and kept them off balance.
attitude bad good guys leads loud people pick positive trying watch whether
When you watch him play, you see what he does on the field. Off the field, when you get over here, you see it's not about him getting on people and being that loud kind of leader. He leads by example. His energy, his positive attitude is contagious. He's just always trying to pick guys up, whether he has a good or bad night.
saw turned watched
Just getting ahead. I watched Smally do it all day yesterday, and I saw how that turned out for him.
extremely face nervous sitting watching
I'm not nervous when I face anybody. I'm extremely nervous when I'm sitting down watching a game.
good since
I've said it since I've been here. If you keep this lineup close, good things will happen.
lies win
I see what lies ahead, ... It's win or go home.
opportunity stay
I see opportunity here. I want to stay here.
ahead defense letting pitches playing staying strikes throwing
I've been getting ahead of hitters, throwing all my pitches for strikes and really just staying aggressive, letting the defense play. That's something they've been doing is playing outstanding defense.
best joking relate serious tremendous
Especially his personality and the way he can relate to you, not necessarily in a serious way, but kind of joking around, it was a tremendous help. For me, as a catcher, he's the best one I've ever pitched to.
game last leading lost people playoff playoffs remember sent team win
Everything leading up to this (start), it matters, ... But it doesn't when you're in the playoffs and it's win or go home. Nothing else matters. You don't want the last thing people remember you by (is) you lost the playoff game and your team got sent home.
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.
situation
I've never been in a situation like this, ever.