Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jacksonis an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and Miami Marlins. Jackson was an All-Star in 2009 and threw a no-hitter on June 25, 2010...
attention chance far focused good happen might pitch starting worry
As far as I'm concerned, my attention is not focused on who they might have set for the starting five. I can only worry about what I can control, pitch the way I know I can pitch. I'll let everything else happen on its own. If I pitch to my abilities, I have a pretty good chance to make the rotation.
hard next ready shake work
I just need to shake it off, work hard and come back ready for my next start.
talk
I'm not the one to talk it. I want to go out and just do it.
business good learned run successful
I learned how to run a good business and be successful in life.
backed team
I could have pitched better, but the team backed me up and we got the win.
continue decent felt overall spring work worry
I can't worry about what I can't control. Of course, you know, I felt that overall I had a decent Spring Training. I'll go down, continue to work hard, and try and get better.
adapt glad great group might ought seems successful sure year
It might be a little different, but I'm sure I can adapt to it. It's a young group of players, and everyone seems to be having fun. It ought to be a great year and a successful year. I'm glad to be a part of it.
behind count hits needed
The big hits they had were where I was behind in the count and I had to come at them. They got the hits when they needed to.
actions bunch competing far five given mind rather speak spots talk
I want to show it. I'm not the one who is going to talk. I'd rather go out and let my actions speak for it rather than talk a bunch of game. As far as I'm concerned, nothing is going to be given to me. In the back of my mind there's five spots and I'm competing for one of those five spots.
best worst
It wasn't necessarily my best start, but it wasn't necessarily my worst start.
deal depends mentally pitch strong
I try not to think about it, and if it's hurting, try not to show it. If it was that big a deal and I couldn't pitch with it, I wouldn't pitch. A lot of times in baseball, you're not 100 percent. It depends on how mentally strong you are. That's what it all comes down to.
against beat comforting knocked next shows stronger tunnel
It's a comforting thing. If you get beat up by a team, and you come back against the same team, and you do pretty well, it shows once you get knocked down in a tunnel you're not going to give up. You come back stronger the next time.
believe conviction definitely good great people pitch
It's definitely something you have to believe in. People can say that you have great stuff, but if you don't believe it, you're not going to pitch with conviction like you have good stuff.