Brett Tomko
Brett Tomko
Brett Daniel Tomko is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals...
sharp slider
This is as sharp as I've been all year, ... made my slider better, my splitter better, made everything better.
fourth move plays three tough
That's got to be tough to move to a new position, but those three plays he made in the fourth were pretty amazing.
everybody july numbers rest since wish won
I know everybody is going to write that I haven't won since July 22. I wish everybody would also look at the numbers and write the rest of the story.
barry bonds box difference fact obvious pitch respect seen steps swing though
It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the batter's box and the pitcher's got to have 'What if?' in the back of his mind. ... You've got to respect the fact he's Barry Bonds even though he hasn't seen a pitch all year.
agent almost era everybody free job knows next pitching punching rains wins
You could almost see it coming. When it rains it pours. Granted, I'm pitching well and my ERA is dropping, but you want wins. Everybody knows I'm a free agent and pitching for a job next year. When you're not getting the wins you should get, it makes you feel like punching a wall.
coming fit good guys people time
The guys that are coming in have all been around a bit, and they're all good guys. I don't think there's going to be a feeling-out period. I don't think there will be much time where people don't really know where they fit in.
era innings nice winter won
It was a nice way to end it. I got over 190 innings and got my ERA down. I've got some things to take into the winter and have a little firepower on my side. ... I told Felipe (Alou), 'This is my game, I want to go back out.' I hadn't won in a long time.
nice stretch work
It was nice to work out of the stretch and work on some things.
pitch showing
I'm going into the offseason showing I can pitch and this is what you'll get from me. I'm making my statement.
fun giving hitting league pony since
It's much more fun hitting them than giving them up. I don't think I've done that since Pony League back in the day.
couple fun home last plane runs until
It's not fun to give up a couple runs and lose. But we're still in it. Until we get in a plane and go home on the last day of the season, we're still in it.
To have him in there will be huge,
against bit faced game guys stay success
I strayed a little bit away from our game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had success against them. I know how I've pitched these guys in the past, and it's up to me to stay with what's been successful.
game
He's been around the game long enough that he should be able to read between the numbers,