Brandon Backe
Brandon Backe
Brandon Allen Backeis a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Houston Astros during his career...
balls bit count early ground last pitch powerful
I don't think (the lineup) is as powerful as last year, so (I'm) just going to have to pitch them a little bit different, try to get some ground balls early and keep the pitch count down,
breaks felt tonight
I felt the same tonight as I did the first two times back. I just didn't get any breaks those other times.
certainly preparing says start
I certainly don't want surgery, and I certainly don't want to be out for a year. If that's what I have to do, I have to start preparing myself now for it. If I don't, it's just going to feel better for me when someone says I don't need surgery.
certainly couple hope instead percent
It's a little aggravating. I'll certainly be back in a couple of weeks. I just hope it's back to 100 percent instead of 90 percent.
dugout feet games knowing sitting team wait watching wet
It's been tough. Sitting there in the dugout and watching your team play knowing that I'm not going to have anything to do with the game. Especially in games that we lose, it's really hard. I'm back now and I just can't wait to get my feet wet again.
gives pain shooting
Once I get going and try to give it a little oomph, it gives me that shooting pain. It's like someone stabbed me in that area.
five swing team
Once I show that I can go five innings, I'd be comfortable to get back with the team and get back in the swing of things, be involved,
field nice
It's just nice to have him out there. Let's put it that way. We had a No. 5 out on the field and in the lineup. That was pretty good.
definitely mind woke
It was definitely on my mind when I woke up this morning,
electricity games rolling season start
It's going to be a little different when the games start rolling around, the electricity of the fans, just getting the season under way.
bad certainly good
I want it to be a good one, ... You never want to go out on a bad note, and certainly now is not the time.
given home pitchers plenty runs
This is our ballpark, and we've had plenty of those this year. Now I feel like all the other pitchers who have given up home runs here in that fashion.
basically cheated hit home opened pitch run
The home run that Howard got was basically a pitch that he cheated on, ... He just kind of opened up and hit a pitch. It was right where I wanted it.
balanced balls bit count early far ground guys last middle obviously offense pitch power powerful similar year
I think they have a really balanced offense this year as far as guys that can get on, and obviously the power that they have in the middle of the lineup. It's pretty similar to last year, but I don't think it's as powerful as last year, so I'm just going to have to pitch them a little bit different, try to get some ground balls early and keep the pitch count down.