Justin Duchscherer
Justin Duchscherer
Justin Craig Duchscherer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics...
everybody healthy hoping quickly
I know everybody is hoping that Harden will be OK. To me, he's our stopper. We need him to get healthy as quickly as possible.
difference guys last quite ragged year
Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this year we have a lot of different looks. You've got guys who can do more than one thing.
good hitter intent last today
I was a little more focused. Today I was intent on getting the first hitter out. It's good to go out and get that first save. I know I can do it, but I didn't get it done last time.
asked ball rang strike
I thought he rang him up. I asked if it was a strike or ball and he didn't say anything.
huge
To me, he's our stopper. He's a huge part of our team.
guy hitting needed pitches running
Usually, when I get a guy down 0-2, I can put him away. But my cutter was running back over and they were hitting it. I just didn't make pitches when I needed to.
brought call older parents picks smiling telling
Two years ago the A's brought in their first-round picks to the Coliseum and he was smiling and telling everybody, 'Yes, sir.' I told him, 'Don't call me sir.' I'm not much older than him. You can tell his parents brought him up well.