Aaron Small
Aaron Small
Aaron James Smallis an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is probably best remembered for his short successful stint as a starter for the New York Yankees in 2005...
amazed loud
What amazed me was how loud it was,
pinch somebody
Please, somebody pinch me when it's all over.
putting relax runs
Putting up those runs just made me relax even more,
facing game learn watching week
Each game is its own game, ... Facing them a week ago, you learn some things from the way they approached you, and you learn from watching the other guys, how they set them up. But it always comes down to executing.
kindness run together
I've been all over the place, ... It's a lot of places. They kind of run together after a while.
changed few game inches
They say this is a game of inches. Well, those few inches changed my whole life.
hold
This is the way I used to hold that pitch.
fairy hoping tale
This is fun. I couldn't have scripted it this way. I'm just hoping for a fairy tale ending.
ahead early glad strike worse
The big thing for me is getting ahead with strike one, ... Early on in the game, I wasn't doing that. I was just glad it wasn't worse than it was.
caught people
I'll tell people I'll really look back on this year. Right now I don't really get too caught up in (his success). To do it for this organization, it is an honor.
caught focus inches red throwing wearing
I'll try not to get too caught up in the situation, ... I want to focus that it's 60 feet, 6 inches that I'm throwing to. Just another batter; this one is just wearing a Red Sox uniform.
dream help insurance last pinch serious seven six stadium start team time wake yankee
I know I'm an insurance policy. I've been that for the last six or seven years. This has been a dream come true. After my first start at Yankee Stadium I said 'Don't pinch me, I don't want to wake up,' but now it's serious time and I want to help this team any way I can.
imagined night
I never could have imagined having a night like this in my career.
game heart looking pray releasing tired
I didn't feel like my heart was in the game anymore. I told the chaplain: 'I'm just releasing it to God. I surrender. I'm tired of doing it myself. Pray with me.' I wasn't looking for a sign. Just some peace.