Steve Trachsel
Steve Trachsel
Stephen Christopher Trachsel, nicknamed "The Human Rain Delay", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was known for the long amount of time he took to deliver the ball to home plate in between pitches. Games in which he pitched were known to be considerably longer than most games, leading to his nickname...
obviously strong taking verge
It's not as strong as it obviously was with Kris and Jae. Jae was on the verge of really taking off. But it's still pretty solid.
game last spring week
It varies. Ideally, it should come down to the last week of spring training. Now it's more like a regular-season game in how things would be.
What am I going to tell them? Put me in Pedro's spot?
best came felt last quickly reminder time
This was better than the last time I was here. ... It's just a reminder of how quickly I came back. And this is the best I've felt this spring.
everybody public
Absolutely. Sometimes the public lumps everybody together, so if one does it everybody does it, and that's not the case.
david pick tried
I tried to pick David up there, but I wasn't able to do it.
against relax
It's not just Chipper, it's all those guys. You can never relax against them.
against both challenge damage past pitching trying worried
It's not like I was trying to challenge him or anything. I was just pitching to him. I was more worried about Moises Alou, especially because of my past experience. They're both dangerous, but Alou has done a lot more damage against me.
both challenge guy past pitch trouble trying worried
It wasn't like I was trying to challenge him or anything, I was just trying to pitch to him. I was more worried about Moises Alou from past experiences. Moises is a guy I've had trouble with. They're both dangerous.
game last won
This is a game we probably wouldn't have won last year.
belt fastball high
A fastball down to Chipper and that was it. It wasn't belt high or anything like that.
confidence love main stuff throw trust
Most of us around here would love to throw with the stuff he's got. The main thing is to keep his confidence going and for him to trust his stuff.
head start stuff trust turning wish
Most of us here wish we had his stuff. He just has to keep his head up and trust his stuff and things will start turning around.
best last start today
This start was a lot better than my last start here. Today is the best I've felt.