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...
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.
guys hit low meant outside throw
It was a mistake. I meant to throw it low and outside and I let it get up. A lot of guys would hit that out.
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.
good keeps
It's good to be a veteran. It keeps you off the busses.
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 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.
david pick tried
I tried to pick David up there, but I wasn't able to do it.
clean players
We want to clean up the game. The players who are not doing (steroids) are going to be ecstatic.
best last start today
This start was a lot better than my last start here. Today is the best I've felt.
everybody public
Absolutely. Sometimes the public lumps everybody together, so if one does it everybody does it, and that's not the case.
belt fastball high
A fastball down to Chipper and that was it. It wasn't belt high or anything like that.
game last won
This is a game we probably wouldn't have won last year.
dead quiet until
It had been dead quiet in there until that play.