Jeff Suppan
Jeff Suppan
Jeffrey Scot Suppanis an American retired professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 January 1975
compared ethic good guy heard life names players putting shows type types work
It's pretty amazing, the type of players that he's compared to. Names that you've heard your whole life, and he's putting up those types of numbers. ... He's the type of guy who has that ability, and has a good work ethic and it shows out on the field.
everywhere focusing good last location obviously pitch stamina
My stamina was good, I thought. Obviously my pitch location wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. I'm still predominantly focusing on the fastball. It didn't go everywhere I wanted it to go, but better than last time.
improved location pitches selection
Location has always been No. 1 for me. My location has improved with each start. ... For me, each of my pitches complements another pitch. I've improved on pitches, pitch location, pitch selection and my rhythm.
mentally number prepared staying
Mentally, I think is the key, staying mentally prepared in a number of ways,
faced last prepares year
Last year I faced them a lot, so I think that prepares me for this year,
finally good league main mentally minor physically ready
I finally had a good cutter, which really helped. I still have one more start, a minor league start. I'm still building. The main thing is getting mentally and physically ready for the season, and I'm close.
bags clubhouse creative excited jersey meet offer pope rip
I called Rip Rowan, who is our clubhouse manager, and he got us a jersey and I was very excited and nervous. More importantly, just to meet the pope was phenomenal, and then to be able to offer him what I thought was a creative gift. And then my bags didn't make it. So I didn't have anything to offer him.
adapt front starter wait
As a starter you have to be able to adapt to what is put in front of you. Obviously, you don't like to wait that long but sometimes you have to.
fast screwed
I screwed up, ... I thought I was moving. I'm not a fast runner. I don't know what else to say.
focusing letting pitch trying
I don't feel like I'm laboring, ... I'm just concentrating on that one pitch and letting things happen. I'm trying to use the defense. I haven't really thought about (start to start). I'm just focusing on the now.
ready whenever
Really I'm just getting ready to pitch, whenever that is.
five grinding pitches
You're going to go out there and you may feel good, you may feel bad; that really doesn't matter, ... You have to go out and make pitches. Sometimes it may take five pitches to get that one out, but you've got to keep grinding it. With our team, anything can happen.
focus help leave past pitches plan previous team today
A lot was different. I was able to make some pitches that I wasn't the previous game. But basically, my plan was to leave what was in the past in past and really focus on what I had to do today to help the team win.
benefit experience helps
The more times you're in those situations, that experience is going to benefit you. It helps you focus.