Casey Fossum
Casey Fossum
Casey Paul Fossumis a former professional pitcher. Previously, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Detroit Tigers, and New York Metsof Major League Baseball, and the Hanshin Tigersof Nippon Professional Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 January 1978
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I mean the first one, obviously, I just flat out hit him. But the next two, I like throwing inside and I'm not going to back off. I can assure you I wasn't doing it on purpose. But that's the type of player he is.
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I met him about one minute before I went out to warm up. The next thing I know, he's saving my game.
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It's funny, because it was my first time ever in that pool, too.
ahead change gotta slow start stay stuff
You gotta get ahead and stay ahead. But if they do start fouling stuff off, change the speed. For me, that's when I put my slow one in there, something to get them off what they've been doing.
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Throw something the guys aren't looking for. I think a lot of it for me now will be if I'm able to execute a lot of my pitches. It's just a matter of figuring out what they're looking for. Over time, since I've seen the hitters more, I've gotten better about doing that.
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When I did get the call to start, it took about three games for me to build my innings up. Now, I can prepare myself to start, condition myself properly, space my throwing out, build up from the beginning this year and be ready to start. I think it's going to help me in the long run.