Kris Benson
Kris Benson
Kristin James Bensonis a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 November 1974
based behind chest command fell groove last mind start stay throw year
In the back of my mind I wanted to come in here and throw well based on my last outing. I fell into a groove last year to start the season, then I had that chest strain. This year I've been making so-so pitches. I've got to keep working on my command and not get behind in counts, and just got to stay positive.
hit
I thought I was through having to try to hit when I got traded.
balls good hacks hitting obviously problem selection spots taking throwing
I'm hitting my spots like I should be, but they're taking too good of hacks on balls that I'm throwing up there, so there's obviously a problem with the selection I'm taking with each batter.
bad beat good hat hit pitch slider stayed supposed tip today
Just one bad pitch. I tip my hat to J.T. because he hit a good 3-2 changeup. But my slider was not working well today and that's the pitch that beat me. It was supposed to be down to Feliz and it stayed up.
body doubt felt
My body felt fine. It's not something I definitely, without a doubt needed.
continue money people support type
We aren't the type of people that give money and disappear. We're the type of people that go out and continue to support what we do.
baseball contract later million saying second signed week
If it wasn't me, someone else would have done it. They were saying the same thing when I signed for $2 million out of college. They were saying the same thing when I signed a $13.5 million contract after my second season. That's just the way baseball works. A week later you're the third- or fourth-highest because everyone else is getting more.
impact
He's going to make a big impact on all of us.
passionate
He was very passionate about anything that he did.
bothering coming luxury shoulder
But we're doing this just because we have the luxury of Trachs coming back. I'm not tired. My shoulder isn't bothering me.
fastball hot location pitches team
My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you've got to make your pitches and I didn't.
helped instead mistake
Making one mistake instead of two helped me,
excited heard shocked trade
I was shocked when I heard about the trade this morning, but the more I thought about it, the more excited I got.
cap execute executing guys last runners scoring telling tip
I was telling the guys over here that was the one thing they didn't do last year: execute with runners in scoring position. But I tip my cap to the guys for executing like that.