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.
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.
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.
body definitely five gets pitching six
It's definitely going to be different. Your body gets used to pitching every five days, six days. Sometimes, you can feel too good.
ahead approach attacking ball battling change four helped innings kept seemed strike throw throwing
It seemed like the first four innings I couldn't throw a strike to get ahead of a guy. But I kept battling and kept attacking and didn't change my approach throwing the ball at all and I think that's what helped out.
column win
When it comes down to it, it's one in the win column for the team. That's what really matters.