John Lackey
John Lackey
John Derran Lackeyis an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. The Anaheim Angels drafted him from Grayson County College in 1999. He made his MLB debut with the Angels in 2002 and helped the franchise win its first World Series title that year. Lackey signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent prior to the 2010 season, and won his second championship with them in 2013. He was traded to the...
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Plus, we can use him more than just once every five days.
bad great guys luck ok pitch players potential run season swing
It hasn't been a season where we can pitch OK to win; we have to pitch well to win, ... We know the potential of this offense. We have a lot of great players who can swing the bats. Some guys haven't had the years they thought they would have, but sometimes you run into some bad luck too.
level start strategy
Our mitigation strategy was the realignment of the road. We need to back up and start all over with a new strategy. Otherwise, I don't feel any level of comfort.
contract time
The contract has nothing to do with it anymore. It's time to pitch.
win
We need to win games. This was big for us.
meeting
When we have two jurisdictions, we have to have a meeting of the minds.
bats challenge command face felt four good guys swing
I felt pretty good. I had good command of all four of my pitches. They've got guys that can swing the bats over there. It's a challenge to face them.
felt ready worried
I felt great, I felt strong. I'm not worried about it. I think I'll be ready to go.
argue felt hold
I felt like I was still strong, but you can't argue with going to our bullpen. When you hold that lineup down the way we did tonight, you've got to find a way to win.
aware best bring enjoyed games helped maybe pitch pitching pressure
I wouldn't say that, ... You're aware that you need to pitch well to win, but sometimes that can bring out the best in you. I've always enjoyed pitching in big games when the pressure is on. Maybe it's helped me a bit.
challenge command definitely face four guys hitting pitches swing time
They've got a lot of guys over there who can swing the bats, and it's definitely a challenge every time you face them. But I was able to command pretty much all four of my pitches and I was hitting spots.
balls double eighth guys hitting huge plays
They were hitting some balls at some people. Guys made some big plays for me. The double play in the eighth was huge for me, to get through that.
base excited gone hit knew missed touch
I knew that it was gone right when I hit it. I was so excited that I missed first base and had to go back and touch it.
bad blood
If there wasn't bad blood before, there is now. That's for sure.