Jon Lieber
Jon Lieber
Jonathan Ray Lieberis a former Major League Baseballpitcher. He stands 6 feet 2 inchestall and weighs 240 pounds. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and utilized a fastball, a slider, and a changeup for his pitches. In a 14-season career, Lieber compiled a 131–124 record with 1,553 strikeouts and a 4.27 ERA in 2,198 innings pitched...
bottom line trying
I'm just trying to make the most of it. The bottom line is we won.
In my mind, ... that was the play of the game.
everybody included
Everybody has to find a way to get things going together. And myself is included in that.
excitement fourth game hand hate swallow tough
It's a tough one to swallow because of the excitement of the first day of the year. You hate to have a game get out of hand like that one did in the fourth inning. But what else can you say?
expect gave guys hold proud
It was frustrating that the guys gave me a lead, and I expect myself to hold on to that lead. I'm just proud at how they battled back.
bottom exciting games line pitch trying
It was enough. It's always exciting to pitch in games like this. I'm just trying to make the most of it. The bottom line is we won.
help nice
It was nice just being able to help out.
game huge jump matter
No matter how you look at it, every game is huge from here on out. We don't want to jump ahead. Take them one at a time.
rough
It was just a rough day. Things snowballed.
anyone last sure
I'm not sure anyone ever told me last year. If I am the starter, I am the starter.
ball giving hard hit last mechanical opening rough throwing
You look at my stats and you'd think I'd been giving it up. I'm throwing the ball fine. There are no mechanical issues. I had a rough opening day, but I haven't been hit hard the last two starts.
We put a big inning up there and it kind of went on from there.
game guessing guys last slider tempo today work
I'm just guessing they wanted to take a look at some more guys over there. I really wanted to work on getting my slider down. The last game it was just so-so, and today it was much better. Today, I had a better tempo and it was much better.
guy hit month pitch rob since surprises
Since that guy from L.A. (Oscar Robles) hit that pitch that bounced (earlier this month off Rob Tejeda), nothing surprises me anymore.