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“If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.”
Sparky Anderson
“He threw the ball well. He was able to use all his pitches, his slider, his changeup and his fastball.”
Bill Evers
“The first four innings were good. My slider was not working well. Other than that they got clutch hits and their pitching has been amazing the last three days.”
Joel Pineiro
“He threw very well, much better than I expected. He had good velocity, his slider was tight and he was able to throw to both halves of the plate.”
Brad Arnsberg
“On the last at-bat, he threw quite a bit of changeups and a good slider that fell off. On the 3-2 count it was a fastball that got up, and I tried to put the barrel on it and not do too much, and it worked out.”
Brad Hawpe
“I think I started to mix (the slider) in a little bit late. I just figured I'd attack them with my fastball, that's my best pitch, so I figured once they proved they could hit it then I'll start mixing it up.”
Brandon Erbe
“The guy came in with a 1-1 count that was a hard slider, and I hit it off my leg. I was thinking, next pitch he might go back to it again, so I backed off a little bit and really just fought it. It was a good pitch and, fortunately for me, I found the right spot to have it hit.”
Eric King
“He had the best slider I've seen him have in four years. It looked like a fastball before you swung, then it just dropped.”
Brandon Inge
“This is as sharp as I've been all year, ... made my slider better, my splitter better, made everything better.”
Brett Tomko
“In the off-season I picked up a slider. That gave me an out pitch. When I get to 0-2, now I can bury a hitter.”
Buddy Glass