Kevin Millwood
Kevin Millwood
Kevin Austin Millwoodis an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 December 1974
blame
It happens. You can't blame anybody. We did it in Oakland to those guys. It's part of the game. There's not much you can say.
score season
Our season is going to come down to how we pitch. We know we are going to score runs.
felt mechanics normal paid seeing spring tonight trying
I was trying to get my mechanics straightened out and I think it paid off. I felt normal for the first season, even in Spring Training. Seeing it is not enough, I need to feel it and tonight I could feel I was in the right groove.
confident couple good longer mentally nice tired year
I was tired of being on one-year contracts. It was nice to have a good year in a free-agent year and be able to get a longer deal. It's made me more confident and mentally got me back to where I was a couple of years ago.
bad crazy felt good home stretch
It felt good today. It was really windy out there. That was a crazy home run. ... The only bad stretch were the two walks.
bomb drop field
We were going to drop a bomb on that conditioning field out there but ...
along fastball moving sure
I feel like I'm moving along pretty good. I wanted to make sure I could put my fastball where I wanted it, and I think I did that.
finally good gotten perform point
I feel like I'm right where I need to be. I finally got that long-term deal, and I've gotten it at a good point in my career. I feel like I can perform well through this whole contract.
forward looking third
This will be my third opener. The first at home. I'm looking forward to that.
last playoffs until
We were pretty much in the playoffs until this last week.
appreciate bother cares fact
No, but it doesn't bother me. I just appreciate the fact that he cares so much about everything.
face faced four guys three tougher
Sometimes, it's tougher to face guys you don't really know. I think I faced three or four of those guys in the past.
run support
No, run support is not going to be a problem.
anyone best bottom bullpen good pitching playing production starting
We're playing as good as anyone right now. Our starting pitching has been good all year, our bullpen is the best in the league, and now we're starting to get production from the bottom of our order, which is huge.