Woody Williams
Woody Williams
Gregory Scott "Woody" Williamsis a former right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He made his major league debut for the Toronto Blue Jays on May 14, 1993, and pitched in the majors for fifteen seasons...
approach grown grudge hold job settle
You don't hold a grudge because you have a disagreement with the shortstop. You're professional and you have to approach your job that way. We're all grown men. We should be able to settle our differences.
bottom job line matter
Bottom line is: You have to do your job no matter what the situation, ... And I wasn't able to get that done.
best defense defensive game wearing
That was the best defensive game that I pitched in when wearing this uniform. I don't see how you can play better defense than we did.
chance pitch reason represent teams top
You don't ever know if you're going to get another chance to pitch in the playoffs, ... So you don't take anything for granted. It's what it's all about. It's the reason you play -- not for the paycheck, but to represent your organization and be one of the top teams in baseball.
hurt somebody themselves trade trading willing
If they need to trade me, they need to trade me. If they can better themselves by trading any one of us, they should do it. It's not going to hurt my feelings. To be traded, somebody has to want you or be willing to take you.
ball felt start threw
One start shouldn't make someone feel differently about the way they go about their business. I felt I threw the ball pretty good. It was one of those things where it's out of my control.
barry behind hands hitter kept
Barry kept his hands back. That's why he's the second-best hitter in the game, behind me.
felt five given hit innings lock problem rather six strange time walks wild
I felt pretty good, kind of a strange night. Being wild like that didn't give them any time to lock in on me. Usually five walks in six innings is a problem for me, but I was able to get out of jams. I would have rather given up a hit than all those walks.
felt past pitch seemed stop
I felt like I never could make a pitch to stop a big inning, where in the past I was able to do that. It just seemed like nothing went right.
bad cannot care location looks pitch shame throw twice
You cannot throw the same pitch in the same location twice to him. I don't care how bad he looks one time, if you try to do it again, shame on you.
bottom chemistry everybody gets line nice playing team together
You can look at chemistry any way you want. The bottom line is about the team playing together on the field. It's nice if everybody gets along, but . . .
gonna survival turn worst year
It's survival of the fittest. You can only put up with so much. I'm experiencing the worst year of my career. Am I gonna give up? No. Things have to turn around. It can't get any worse.
crazy finish last pitch playing season taking throwing
Everybody's taking every at-bat together, throwing every pitch together. It's so important to finish strong. We've been playing better as of late. It's been a crazy season for a lot of us, and now we've got the last little push.
It's frustrating that you give up a touchdown in the first inning, but what can you do? You can't read too much into it.