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...
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We'll see how it goes from there. As far as leaving it out there, I gave it my best.
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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.
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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.
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My mind frame is that I'm going to break (camp) with the team and contribute to the team like I know I can. Any thought of the minor leagues hasn't crossed my mind. I'm going in focused on one goal, one mission.
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That was something that just came from a bad habit. It was no mechanical reason that made me do it. Just a bad habit. It made me inconsistent. The ball would be high or low.
battling behind outing regardless spot
I got behind. Batters are more comfortable when you get behind them because they know you have to come in with strikes. It was an outing that didn't go well, period, regardless if I was battling for a spot or not.
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Having a five-run lead after one inning was a definite confidence booster, ... I felt pretty strong. I tried to make them hit the ball and cut down on my walks.
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This year I'm just going out and using my best stuff. I'm not trying to paint. I'm not a finesse pitcher. I'm not going to be the one who is going to paint here or paint there. I'm going to throw hard to a certain area and keep the ball down.
earn hitters throw
Throw hard, be aggressive, make the hitters earn it.
love stayed
My first thought when I got here was 'Maybe I should have stayed home. But I love to dance, so I stayed.
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I've been here before. It's not like I'm new to the situation. It's not like if they tell me I'm going to Triple A, I'm not going to break down, cry or go down there and get mad and not work. I've been there before. So I'm ready to handle any situation that is thrown at me.
battling outing regardless spot
It was an outing that wasn't well period, regardless of battling for a spot or not.
time tough understand
Sometimes it's tough (to be patient). But you have to be strong-minded and understand that you have time and you're still young.
bear lead
A five-run lead just makes you that much more aggressive. You want to bear down and keep a lead when you have one.