Mike Maroth
Mike Maroth
Michael Warren Marothis a former American Major League Baseballstarting pitcher. Born in Orlando, Florida, and after attending the University of Central Florida, the left-handed Maroth made his Major League debut in 2002 for the Detroit Tigers...
awhile bit game good himself might pressure putting since time trying
He might have been putting a little bit of pressure on himself trying to do too much. For any pitcher, first time out there, you don't know what to expect, you're just trying to go out there and try and get a good feel for the mound, because it's been awhile since we've done it, especially in game atmosphere.
aim ball hard perfect strike threw throw trying worrying zone
I had been trying to aim the ball a bit. So I just threw as hard as I could. I wasn't worrying about trying to make a perfect pitch. I just wanted to throw it in the strike zone and give them a different speed. It was very effective.
finish good necessary positive season stop teams trying turnaround whatever work
Good teams find a way to stop the bleeding. For whatever reason, I think we're just trying too hard. Things aren't always going to work out, and they haven't, but you've got to do the things necessary to do the turnaround and get back on track. We just haven't been able to do that. We need to, because we're getting to the end of the season and it's important that we do finish on a positive note.
ball breaking coming fastball good looked pressure putting threw time trying
It looked like he was trying to feel for his breaking ball a little bit, that's what it looked like he threw in the dirt. Fastball was coming out good. Probably been putting a little pressure on himself, trying to do too much. First time out there, for any pitcher, it's the first time out there. You don't know what to expect. You're just trying to go out there and get a good feel for it, really.
continue few improve matter pitch winning
I think we need to continue to improve because we're still young and I think we will. Now that we have a few years in, we know we can pitch at this level. Now, it's a matter of winning more at this level.
confident experience
With all the experience he?s had as a manager, he?s confident in the way he does things.
balls behind leaving seemed
I was leaving a lot of balls over the plate. I pretty much did what you don't want to do as a pitcher. It seemed like I was getting behind hitters, and when I did get ahead, I wasn't able to put them away.
focus glad mentioned next
The 21-loss thing is probably always going to be mentioned next to my name, but I'm glad the focus is off of that.
talked together
We got together and talked some things out.
ballpark definitely enjoying takes
We're doing everything it takes to win. I'm definitely enjoying going to the ballpark every day.
blame change coach falls gotten guess head looking manager
He's gotten the blame for a lot of things that really aren't his fault. But that's the way it is. Usually the blame falls on the manager or the head coach in sports. I guess you're looking for a change when things aren't going the way you like them.
ball ground looking
I got the ground ball I was looking for.
challenge games happened lost managers whatever
For me, that's what I wanted to do. Sometimes managers won't let their players, for whatever reason. That's a challenge for him. For me, I'd already lost 20 games by this point. It happened well before the end of the year. It's not like I was down to one or two starts. It didn't come down to the wire.
picked runs scoring several
I've been getting a lot of runs. They've been scoring a lot of runs for me. They picked me up several times,