Jon Garland
Jon Garland
Jon Steven Garlandis an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. After being drafted by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseballin 1997, Garland played for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies...
frame good start
He wanted me to get out of there with a good start and in a good frame of mind.
counted people spring training written
A lot of people counted us out before spring training even started. We already were written off in a lot of people's books.
happened offense pressure roll took
I didn't try to do too much. The offense took the pressure off me with a three-spot in the first inning, and things happened to roll from there.
baseball best happened happens kid moving time traded understand white
It happens all the time in baseball these days, trades, moving around. It happened to me in '98 as a young kid getting traded to the White Sox. It's business. You've got to understand that. If it would have happened, it would have happened and I would have made the best of it.
great guy hit hits pitches
He hit great pitches. I don't think any other guy hits those two pitches out.
confidence lead lose mostly teammates
I'm going out there and mostly pissing the lead away. I just don't want my teammates to lose confidence with me.
air couple damaged gave took
They went out and gave me a couple of runs, and I gave them right back. It damaged me a little and it took the air out of out guys.
felt few good momentum ran throwing
It felt like I was still throwing some pretty good pitches. A few little falters and they got some momentum and they ran with it.
everybody gonna good last spring start training
From Day 1, everybody got along. If we can start off spring training the way we did last season, we're gonna have a good shot.
offense pressure took
I was strong. I was really strong. The offense took the pressure off me in the first inning.
felt good grabbed momentum ran throwing
I felt like I was still throwing pretty good pitches. They grabbed momentum and ran with it.
air takes
It really jams me. When I give it right back, it takes the air out of the guys.
easy everybody grind perfection tough win
It's what everybody wants, perfection. It's a grind out here. It's a tough game. It's not easy to go out and win a ballgame.
break happy lock trying worked
They wanted to lock me in to return, and it's something I was going to do from the start. I wasn't trying to break the bank. I just wanted to be happy and they wanted to be happy, and it worked out.