Braden Looper
Braden Looper
Braden LaVerne Looperis a former Major League Baseball pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 October 1974
CityWeatherford, OK
definitely early few good hacking happen left middle pitch pitches ready stage threw
They were hacking at the first pitch I threw every time. It was a good test. I got ready quick. I got ready in the middle of an inning. I definitely left a few pitches up, and that's going to happen for me early because I'm still in that feeling-out stage early after surgery.
bad stunk
I stunk it up. I feel bad for Glav, I feel bad for the team. It's over. There's nothing I can do about it now.
cardinals career drafted envisioned playing upset
I was upset then. I was pretty naive. The Cardinals drafted me, and I envisioned playing my whole career there. I didn't know how long I would be in Florida.
anybody best hope knows
I don't think anybody in here really knows what is going on so I don't want to speculate. We hope the best for him and hope everything is OK.
great win
Glav pitched a great game, should have had the win today,
ball best feeling felt good great matter mound since throwing
I feel great physically, which is why (this stinks) because I've battled so long to get to feeling good. It's the best I've felt on the mound since 2004. ... It's just a matter of getting back to what I'm good at - that's throwing the ball down in the zone.
ask bad days gotten habits hopefully last pitches repeated rid three
I feel like I'm making progress. And that's all you can ask for. ... I feel like right now, the last two or three days I've hopefully gotten rid of some bad habits and consistently repeated my delivery. If I can do that, my pitches are going to be down and I'm going to be successful.
form
I feel like I'm getting my form back.
allowed chance establish gave league major pitch trade worked
The trade gave me a chance to pitch and grow. In retrospect, it worked out well. It allowed me to establish myself at the major league level.
definitely hard
It would be hard to say no, ... But it's definitely not what I prefer.
bad time
These streaks come and go. It's just a bad time for us. That's for sure.
goes matter seems time
This is probably the most frustrating time I've ever had. It seems no matter what I do right now, it goes wrong.
definitely gets good time
I'm not as good as I'll be in a month. I'll definitely be better. The only thing that gets you better is getting into games. Every time out there I feel it's better, better, better.
adjustment baseball cardinals easier fans greatest louis pitch signed town
I never thought that I would pitch for the Cardinals again. The adjustment will be easier than the one when I signed with the Mets. St. Louis is a baseball town with the greatest fans in the world.