“I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.”
Vinny Castilla
“He was aggressive and went after hitters from the get-go. He threw his fastball for strikes early in the count and got ahead of hitters, which made his breaking stuff that much more effective. It was a completely different guy today.”
Jim Tracy
“They're fastball hitters and they're very aggressive. They jumped on the fastballs.”
Luis Sojo
“He threw his fastball for strikes, and when he got behind, he threw his slider for strikes against an aggressive-hitting team.”
Mike Basso
“I felt real good out there. I threw a lot of fastballs and the fastball was down. That's going to be a big pitch for me. I had to get the feel for it. Today was a good start.”
Horacio Ramirez
“Hancock and Brad both, in fastball counts they threw fastballs, which is OK as long as you have some movement and some location. Right down the middle, that's not what they were trying to do. [They] paid the penalty.”
Tony La Russa
“I know what you're thinking, punk. He just threw three straight split-fingered fastballs at the knees. Does he have any left? Well, to tell you the truth in all the excitement, I kind of lost track myself...”
Clint Eastwood
