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
above bat broken cover definitely path pitchers situation took
Pitchers don't get hit, really, that often, especially above the chest. A broken bat is a situation where I have to cover first base, and that took me right into the path of the bat. It's definitely odd, but it happens. What are you going to do?
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.
I thought it went well. I didn't feel it at all.
focus might thinking
I might have been thinking about that now if my back didn't give out for a little bit. Right now, all of my focus is on getting back into a game.
handle hope tough
You just hope he's able to handle it all. It can be tough to live up to the expectations.
beginning close hard knew trying
I was trying too hard at the beginning, ... I wanted to keep it close because I knew we could come back.
backed movement trying
I was trying too hard, ... After that, I got better movement and backed off a little.
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.
feels goes reason
It feels good. If it goes well (Thursday), I don't see any reason I won't be ready.
ball front hit
When you get hit like that, the only thing you see is the ball right in front of your chin,