Nate Robertson
Nate Robertson
Nathan Daniel "Nate" Robertson,is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 September 1977
CityWichita, KS
except home
I thought I pitched well today, except for the home runs.
across exception improvement last numbers people year
We had some improvement last year but I don't think a lot of people noticed. You won't see it in my record, but all my numbers across the board, with the exception of strikeouts, improved.
bit given hope judge man people respect stands turn win
I respect every bit who Trammell is and what he stands for, ... and I hope that respect is always given by the people of Detroit. There's times we didn't win and people started to turn a little bit, but you always judge a man by his character.
balls beach life pitches throwing
I think I had life on my pitches -- I wasn't throwing beach balls up there, ... I don't think I'm tired.
defense needed pitches win
I thought I had pitched well enough to win some of those games, ... Tonight, I made pitches when I needed them, and the defense made the plays.
driving finding home shock system three
Some of these guys, they're still driving home. They're not even home yet and they're finding out all this news. I've been part of this system for three years, and it's a shock to you. It's tough.
ask
You have to ask yourself what's at stake,
run support talk
Today, it's a new year. It's a new beginning, and we don't need to talk about run support anymore.
greater maybe wants
He wants our expectations to be greater than maybe they've been.
emotion emotions field
He comes off the field after another homer, and there's no emotion on his face,
believes leave leaves manager situation
He just told me that he believes in me enough to leave me out there in that situation to get out of it. When a manager believes in you in a situation like that, leaves you in, that's something to take to the bank. It did a lot for me. That was outstanding.
coming disbelief laugh losses season short year
This year, coming up so short of what we wanted to be, it's kind of a deflated feeling, ... You're in disbelief of how the season has come to this point. I know I am. If you had told me I'd have 15 losses at the end of the year before the season starts, I'd laugh at you.
defense great pitching
The defense is what makes our pitching work, and they did a great job.
believes leaves manager situation
When a manager comes out in a situation like that, leaves you in and believes in you, that's something to take to the bank. It did a lot for me.