Zach Duke
Zach Duke
Zachary Thomas Dukeis an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 April 1983
facing field time
Just facing Maddux. That's greatness, ... Any time I'm on the same field with greatness, that's something I'll always remember.
game help involved name next prove stay team win
When you first come up, you have to prove you can stay here. Once you've established that, the next thing has to be, 'OK, how can I help the team today?' ... That's how I look at it. I don't play to lose. I want to win every game my name is involved with, and that's any game this team plays.
believes clear expects jim ready tracy
This was pretty encouraging. It's got me ready to compete, the way this whole day went. Jim Tracy has made it clear what he expects from us, what he believes we can do. Now, it's up to us.
folks stick value
My folks had an idea of what my value was. And they wanted to stick with it.
trying work
Nothing is a given. Anything can happen. I'm just getting my work in and trying to get better.
everybody sitting tired watching
I was very disappointed the other day. Now, I want to get out there even more. I'm tired of sitting here watching everybody play. I want to go have some fun.
everybody tired watching
I was very disappointed the other day, ... I want to get out there even more. I'm tired of watching everybody play and have fun.
feels few miss next recovery unless
It feels a lot better. I think I'm going to have to miss a start, though, unless I make a big-time recovery here in the next few days,
good sit
I think it was good to get it going and sit it down a little bit,
point
It had been aggravating me to the point where I was limping around. They didn't want me to have any limitations out there.
adds hard love meet motivation trying work
I'm still trying to make the team. I never take anything for granted. I always work hard. For me, it kind of adds pressure, and I like that. I have motivation to work if I think like that. There are expectations of me, and I love it. I want to work hard to meet those.
felt forget fourth good left pitches second spring third
I felt as good as I have all spring in the second and third inning. Then I got a little tired, left some pitches up and... well, I'm just going to forget about that fourth inning.
behind fell key pitches trying
I fell behind a lot, but I was able to make some key pitches in key situations. I was just trying to make every pitch too nasty.
deal sure time
I feel like I could pitch, but at the same time they want to be cautious, and that's OK. I'll deal with it and make sure I'm 100 percent.