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
boils game guy hit walk
For me, this game boils down to the first inning. I walk a guy and make one mistake. He's going to hit that pitch.
felt finally game hitting pitches
I finally got back into my game groove. I felt like I was making my pitches a little better and hitting my spots. Then it all ended.
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.
bit felt game
It kind of felt like the first game of the year. I was a little bit jumpy, a little bit jittery,
games hitting team together
We're in every game. It all evens out in the end. Basically, our team is going to come together soon. Our hitting is going to come together and out pitching, too. We're right on the verge. I don't know if it is just going to take one or two games to catapult us.
evening game time
This game has a way of evening things out. Our time will come.
cautious felt game hitting pitches tough
I know they're going to be cautious with me, but it's just a tough one to swallow, ... I felt like I got back into my game groove. I felt like I was making my pitches better, hitting my spots, and it all ended.
available kevin money motivation saying seeing
Seeing that money getting spent, I think, is motivation for all of us to do better. Kevin is saying to us that the money's going to be available if you perform.
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,
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.
trying work
Nothing is a given. Anything can happen. I'm just getting my work in and trying to get better.
folks stick value
My folks had an idea of what my value was. And they wanted to stick with it.