Jaret Wright
Jaret Wright
Jaret Samuel Wrightis an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles, primarily as a starting pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 December 1975
CityAnaheim, CA
ball
You see the ball first; you don't really look for the bat. You see that the ball went to that side, so you know you have to get over there.
definitely drew last scenarios year
It was definitely frustrating for me last year. I could've drew up different scenarios for my first year in New York, but it's just what happens.
felt synch
The first inning was scary. I felt a little out of synch early.
feeling finding hoping plane sick team
It was kind of sick feeling being on the plane and finding out your team lost. I was kind of hoping she was wrong.
coming start trying
Coming off what happened, it was a start I wanted to get under my belt, ... And in the first inning, I was just trying too hard. These are big games.
change definitely excellence game guys longer maintain period smarter
I think there's definitely something to having guys around who have been there before, who can tell you how to change your game to keep up and maintain excellence over a period of time. I mean, it's pretty obvious: the longer you play, the smarter you get.
bit good ground holes stuff trying
I think I got a little bit tired, I didn't really have good stuff all day, ... I was trying to get some ground balls, but they got through the holes and I couldn't get out of it.
ball gotten hit hopefully next throw worst
It's a pitcher's worst nightmare; to throw a ball and the next thing you know, it's right on you, ... I could have gotten hit in the face, so hopefully this will be all right.
ball next throw worst
It's a pitcher's worst nightmare, ... To throw a ball and the next thing you know, it's right on you.
ball base corner eye hit moved saw step took
The ball was hit to first base so I took a step over there. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the bat. I just kind of moved and got hit right on the back of the elbow.
ball bat corner hit last move saw seattle step took toward tried
The ball was hit to first base, so I took a step toward there, ... and then out of the corner of my eye, I saw the bat and it was kind of like the Seattle thing, at the last second, and I just kind of tried to move away.
backed movement
After that, we got better movement and just backed off a little bit.
stuff
It's the game, ... Stuff happens. I don't look at it like, 'Why me?' or anything like that.
drill firing hard knows maybe seen
I've never seen that drill before. Maybe if that didn't happen, who knows if we would have had it or not. As long as it's not the hard baseballs they're firing at you.