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...
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.
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but 60 percent is not going to get outs.
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.
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.
helps last playoffs success year
The success that I had in the playoffs last year helps me relax,
irritating somebody touch
But it's irritating when you can't get in touch with somebody you have to.
parents
Everything else is fine. My parents are good, my family's good.
feels pains sharp
I don't feel any sharp pains or anything like that. My back feels good, it just doesn't feel awesome.
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.
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.
bit front hit pitch pitches
The pitch to Cabrera was a first-pitch changeup, and I got him out in front a little bit but not enough. It's just disappointing when you make pitches like that and they hit them out of the ballpark.