John Patterson
John Patterson
five four games period pitching wear
That's accumulated stress. Pitching in all those one-run games over a period of four or five months, it can wear on you. It can wear on you physically, and it can wear on you mentally.
feeling good
It was good to get back to RFK and get that feeling again.
game
You're never out of a game in this league.
felt good hard
It was really hard for me to get frustrated, because I felt so good, and I was making good pitches. It was just Hennessey and Bonds.
easy fairly games kids plan time
The games were so close, the preparation time was fairly easy for us. The kids executed the game plan very well.
achieve bay children compared raise
Compared to the Bay Area, it was a better place to raise children and to achieve a better work-life balance.
bus directions driver ended finding followed problems road took turn
Our bus driver was great. He had the directions to the coliseum down there and he followed them to the letter. We took this turn and went down this road and we ended up dead-ending right into swamp. I don't think we'll have any problems finding the coliseum this week. I know my way this time.
anyone early foul guy hit huge moved penalty personal seen
In all my years I've never seen anyone called for a personal foul penalty like that. Their guy moved early and we hit him and we were called for a personal foul. That was a huge play.
closer push pushing team thinking win
I really want to make this push to make the playoffs. All I was thinking about was getting a win and pushing this team closer to playoffs.
bring leaders rock
Rock is a big-time hitter. He'll bring it. He's going to be one of the leaders on defense.
believed early eventually everybody far given healthy pitch potential turn
This is what I've always believed that I could do. I mean, if I would have given up on that I don't know how far I would have eventually gotten. I believed that I could turn it around and get over the injuries, get healthy and go out and pitch and show the potential that everybody thought I had early in my career.
achieve baseball classic goals meant playing season year
This season is more important to me than the World Baseball Classic right now. There are goals and things I want to achieve this year during the season that meant more to me than playing in the World Baseball Classic.
adventures chemistry closer finally forward front great handle helped home kids looking players playing spend team time together
We've had some adventures on the road, but I think it has really helped us come together as a team. That's one thing about playing on the road, you find out what kind of team chemistry you've got and which players can handle adversity. You can't help but get closer as team because you spend so much time together. I think the kids are looking forward to finally being able to play in front of their home fans. I know I am. I think it's going to be a great atmosphere.
great hold time
We didn't hold up our end of the bargain. The first time through the rotation, we didn't do a great job.