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 front hit
When you get hit like that, the only thing you see is the ball right in front of your chin,
affects ball bruise hit max maybe neck throw tight
I'm not sure, ... When you throw a ball in a game, it's pretty much max effort. When you have a bruise or something tight it affects you a lot more than maybe if you were hit in the neck or something.
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 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.
expected hit neck next
It's what I expected after getting hit in the neck with a ball. It's sore. It's stiff. ... If there's any way to make my next start, I'll make it.
hit threw
It hit me in the back of the elbow, ... I threw some pitches, but it just didn't feel right, so we'll see tomorrow.
above hit pitchers
Pitchers don't get hit that often, especially above the chest,
anybody hit time trying
I'm not trying to hit anybody first time out.
expected last mean stuff today
I think we expected it to be a little tighter today than it was last night. That's usually what happens, stuff tightens up overnight. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
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.
catch headed playing
Playing catch for the first day, I didn't really feel it at all. I think I'm headed in the right direction.
felt good pitches struggled
I struggled in the first, but I made some pitches when I had to, ... I felt good out there. I felt a flow, I was getting in a rhythm.
played
I thought it was a big game. With the way they've played us, to come in here and get the first one in the series, that's a big win.