Eric Gagne
Eric Gagne
Éric Serge Gagnéis a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher. After he struggled in that role, the Dodgers converted Gagné from a starter to a reliever, where for three yearshe was statistically the most outstanding closer in the game, winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period, he set a major league record by converting...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 January 1976
expected fastball inside movement staying throwing
I expected to feel good, but I didn't expect to have so much zip on my fastball and movement on my changeup. I was surprised. It's reassuring. I was under control, staying inside myself and throwing about 80 percent. The ball was going where I wanted it to, which is a big thing.
expect pitcher
I expect to be what I used to be. I know I'm going to be the same pitcher I used to be.
expected fastball good movement
I expected to feel good but I didn't expect to have so much zip on my fastball and movement on my change-up. I was surprised. It's reassuring.
fluid throw today
I was fluid today but I didn't throw enough strikes.
anxious felt turned
I felt all right. It was better than I thought it would be. I was kind of anxious and nervous, but it turned out all right.
business hard side
I'm not bitter. That's the business side of it. There's no hard feeling, ... Now, it's going to be a different story.
good-day bad-day different
I have good days and bad days, but they aren't much different.