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
definitely far felt forward happened hurt looking thinking time work
I'm definitely looking forward to it, ... It's been a long time down here. After everything that happened as far as thinking that it could be over for me when I hurt it and how it felt ... to work to get back again, it's exciting.
best board goal team
I'm a big team guy, ... Whatever's best for the team, I'm on board with that. The goal is to win.
absolute ball bowling came catch everybody far heaviest played playing teach throws valuable
He came down to Tampa, and we started playing catch, and he had the heaviest ball that I've ever played catch with, as far as sinkers, ... If you could teach everyone what you need to make a ball that heavy, then everybody would do it. That's such a valuable pitch, and he throws an absolute bowling ball.
asked bad job problem
I don't look at it like a bad situation. I look at it as, this is my job; this is what I'm asked to do. Somebody's got to be in that position. I've got no problem doing that.
deal definitely odd
I don't look at anything as 'Why me?' or anything like that. It's definitely odd but it happens. What are you going to do about it? You've got to deal with it.
exercises knowing prepare prevent shoulder sleep stable strong
I do everything you can do ... all the exercises for your shoulder to try to get it as strong as possible, to make it as stable as you can. For me, that's the only way I sleep at night, knowing I've done everything to prepare to try and prevent that.
approach brings focused pennant played seems stay
You try to stay focused in the game. You have to approach it as a 0-0 game; you can't let up at all, especially the way they've played us. It seems like every day brings more pressure. We're in a pennant race, so when we come to the park, we have to play well.
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 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.
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.
balls definitely keeps
A bat, two balls -- I don't know. When it keeps happening, it's definitely frustrating.
fifth
It's just the way it happened. You just do what you can being the fifth guy.
happening riding supposed
It's just happening so fast, and you're just kind of riding it, ... It's not something you think about, because you don't really know any different. You just think that's the way it's supposed to be.