Alan Embree
Alan Embree
Alan Duane Embreeis a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Embree played for the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws left-handed, and was used as a left-handed specialist. His nickname is "The Gas"...
beat best confidence developed few good knew matter side teams yankees
The confidence to beat the Yankees developed over a few years, ... Finally, we got to where we knew we could play with these guys, but at the same time, we knew that if we were going to play with the Yankees, we were going to have to play our best game, because they weren't going to give any slack. Now it's the same way here. These are two good teams who are going to go at it hard, and it's going to be entertaining, no matter which side you're on.
best course either means pressure resting understand
They have to do what's best for them, first and foremost. And if that means resting guys, then I can understand that. Does that put more pressure on either team? Of course it does.
position somebody
When you're in a position to put somebody away, you have to just do it. It's not mechanical.
boston needed rewrite turn winning
Look, it was awesome, ... Winning a championship in Boston was awesome, but I needed to turn the page. I'm here now. I don't want to rewrite that chapter, I want to write a new chapter, winning a championship on this side.
daughter hated liked wife
Tough, ... My daughter liked it, my wife hated it.
alan breath fans hold pitch yankee
Yankee fans will now hold their breath as Alan Embree comes in to pitch
ball felt good last rest stuff throw
I felt like I was able to throw the ball where I wanted to last night; I had good stuff and made my pitches, I just got beat, ... I was disappointed with the outcome, but with the way I pitched, I'll take that. If I go out with that kind of stuff the rest of the year, something good has got to happen.
bag boston quick rid stuff
I got rid of my Boston bag as quick as I could, ... I had them put it away. I've still got some stuff in there.
bad friends-or-friendship
I have friends over there and you don't want to see them go through bad times,
bit chip feed front good handle help job manager maybe puts team time trying whatever year
My job is to help this team get to the postseason; I'm trying to show my manager that I can handle whatever he puts in front of me right now, ... This is the time of year when it's good to have a little bit of a chip on your shoulder, so maybe this is something I can feed off of.
ready
There's not a lot to do here other than get ready for the game,
knew offense saw spoiled
This is the offense we saw all year. We got spoiled with this group. We knew they'd come around, and they did. When you look at our whole lineup ... they're going to come through.
boo deserved hurt last pitch
That's not an issue. If I pitch the way I did last night, boo me. If I pitch well, let me know that, too. I deserved it last night. I've been booed and cheered for, so it's not going to hurt my feelings.
feeling ill management red toward
I have to ill feeling toward (the Red Sox). But I'd like to do well. I'd like to show management they made a mistake.