Chris Reitsma
Chris Reitsma
Christopher Michael Reitsmais a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons in the majors, from 2001 until 2007, with the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 December 1977
felt lifted pleasantly surprised weight
I'm pleasantly surprised with the way I felt today. A big weight has been lifted off my mind.
ice knew running water
He was great, ... I think all of us knew he was going to be fine. He's got ice water running through his veins. It's unfortunate that we weren't able to help.
glad start weird
It's been a weird start to the season. Part of me is glad to get it over with.
barely
I barely know the way to my house.
couple days ideal love nice three
I'd love to take a couple of days off. It would be nice if we can get it clinched before we go to Florida. That would be ideal to take two or three days off.
fans hard wore
The fans were hard on him, and I think it wore on him.
bottom excuse hurting leg looking whether
I'm not going to make excuses, if that's what you're looking for, ... But it's been there. I've got to make better pitches. That's the bottom line, whether your leg is hurting or not.
arm couple days feels
My arm feels great. But if I could get a couple of days for my knee, that would be huge.
blew life ready
I blew it today. That's the life of a closer. I'm ready to go tomorrow.
help team
Rem has so much knowledge, I think he's going to help this team in a lot of ways.
baseball game inches
That's baseball, ... It's not always fun. It's a game of inches and it didn't go my way tonight.
brought great kids work
The young kids we brought up are pretty special. They're great kids. They work hard, and they're great athletes.
breaking command good
I just wasn't good tonight. I didn't have any command of my change-up and breaking ball. It kind of snowballed on me.
call fun good guy hat inches looking pitch tip
It was 3 inches off the ground, ... What can you do? I don't know if he was looking for it. Whatever. You've got to tip your hat to a guy in that situation. It's not fun to do, but that's why they call it the big leagues. It was a good pitch in a good location.