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“He had a pitch nobody could hit. I don't know what it was -- a palm ball or what.”
Bob McClure
“The biggest thing for 'Cookie' is that he now believes in himself as much as the people who have worked with him believe in him. The stuff always has been there. It was a matter of Aaron realizing how good he really is.”
“He did look good -- better than I saw him all spring.”
“He was outstanding. He didn't really overthrow. He used his fastball on both sides of the plate, two-seam and four-seam. He was a lot of fun to watch.”
“He makes it look easy, doesn't he? His ball moves real late so it doesn't move as much as some guys' that move earlier. But it's better that way. It's kind of [Greg] Maddux late.”
“It's almost like he's pitching like there's no hitter there. It's like, if I put it in my spot then I've got a pretty good chance of getting this guy out.”
“We all play better when we put it on automatic pilot.”
“His velocity is coming up and his command is better.”
“His go-to pitch is probably his slider. That's the pitch he's most comfortable with. He got a strikeout [Monday night] on a 3-2 slider.”
“It's a work in progress. He has made a major jump. He has taken off a lot of the weight he gained in the winter and everything has been real positive as far as conditioning. That's something he will have to monitor for himself. It can't come from other people. If you're competitive and this is what you want to do, you've got to want it worse than we want it.”
