Joe Nathan
Joe Nathan
Joseph Michael "Joe" Nathanis an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Nathan started out his baseball career as a shortstop in high school and while at Stony Brook University, but converted to a pitcher after being drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He worked his way through the minor leagues, alternating between spots in the rotation and the bullpen. After a few years of splitting time between the majors and the minors, Nathan had...
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The last two outings were as sharp as we've seen him. Hopefully he's through his little slow start and on the right track. And now maybe other guys feed off what he's doing.
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When his name popped up, I thought it was a joke at first. Knowing him, I thought this was one of his pranks or something. ... With this testing, you've really got to be careful and you've really got to pay attention to what's going into your body.
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You almost know he's going to break out, that he's going to come up with huge hits for us. No matter how he's swinging the bat, at any moment he can put a good stroke on the ball and do what he did.
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I think this game has proved that once you turn the calendar month it's almost like guys can start over again easier.
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I wanted to keep them from scoring on Johan as best I could, knowing what's at stake for him being in the Cy Young race, ... He could use as many scoreless innings as you could get for him.
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It's great and all. It's not like we're playing for individual things. It's nice to have but at the same time, I'd trade it in for a playoff berth.
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Ninety-four percent of us don't use steroids. We're trying to put that issue behind us. A small percentage of players makes everyone look bad.
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By the end of the season, one will be entrenched as the Twins' stopper and it's a very good chance that it will be Nathan.