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...
dangerous eight focus fourth guy guys looked
He looked like Barry. He's just the fourth guy in their lineup, just as dangerous as a lot of other fourth guys. You don't focus too much on him, or the other eight guys are going to kill you.
chance help learn number progress spring team together wants watch
We've been to a number of spring trainings together and I've had a chance to watch him progress as a hitter, as a catcher, as a first baseman. He's going to help this team for a lot of years. He really wants to learn and do things the right way.
age age-and-aging definitely wines
He would definitely be French. Most of their wines age better and age longer.
against both damage faced guy past trouble worried
I was more worried about Moises Alou, personally, just because of past experience. Moises for me is a guy I've had a lot of trouble with, and I think I've faced him a lot more as well. They are both dangerous, but I think Alou has done a lot more damage against me.
both damage dangerous past worried
I was more worried about Moises Alou, personally, because of past experience. Both are dangerous but Alou has done more damage to me.
cooperate help
Who is going to cooperate if they go public? You want to help us out and incriminate yourself? And then (MLB will) tell the world you cheated?
time
Yeah, Pedro drilled me my first time up with an 0-2 pitch. But I got that double.
best last start today
This start was a lot better than my last start here. Today is the best I've felt.
honest rehab understanding zero
I, honest to God, do not know a thing. I have zero understanding of the rules. All I know is that my rehab is over.
april came spring
This is like April for me, like you just came out of spring training.
basically care sitting style watching
In the American League, you're basically sitting and watching between innings. That style, I didn't really care for.
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.
good keeps
It's good to be a veteran. It keeps you off the busses.
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.