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
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.
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.
felt good innings last memory muscle spring three tired training trying
I felt really good for three innings then kind of tired out in the fourth. I'm still trying to get my muscle memory back from last season, but that's what spring training is for.
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,
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.
folks stick value
My folks had an idea of what my value was. And they wanted to stick with it.
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.
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.
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.