Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd
Paul Gregory Byrdis an American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009. He is known, perhaps ironically, as being the "nicest guy in baseball". In 2002, Byrd developed an old-fashioned, early twentieth-century windup in which he swung his arms back and forth to create deception and momentum. He became recognizable and well known for his unique delivery...
crushed middle respect
I wanted to respect the inside, but it went over the middle and he crushed it.
compare randy style
How would you compare your style to Randy Johnson's?
coming excited picking playing team
I sense momentum. I sense chemistry. I sense things coming together. I'm really excited about the way the team is playing and the way we're picking each other up.
coming excited good phases picking playing together
I sense momentum, I sense chemistry, I sense things coming together for us in all phases of the game. It's really good timing. I'm really excited with the way our team's playing right now and the way we're picking each other up.
pick played team walk
It was a very frustrating day in that way. My team would pick me up and I would go out and walk somebody. I can't say enough about how we played today.
fires gets
I know he doesn't do that on purpose, but it fires you up and it gets you back on focus.
balls breaking couple fifth fourth hung until
My change-up didn't show up until the fourth or fifth inning, ... I hung up a couple of breaking balls in that (fourth) one inning.
cleveland pitching uniform weird
It's weird pitching in Cleveland with a Cleveland uniform on.
excited giving glad ready
I'm honored, excited and glad they're giving me the ball. I'm ready to go.
arm definitely due expect fatigue felt hoping lack last late personally rebound start throw
I definitely felt some fatigue in my last start in Chicago, but I'm hoping that was due to a lack of rest, ... I personally don't throw that hard. I'm not a max-effort pitcher, so I expect my arm to rebound well and be able to go late into the game.
enjoy pitching
I enjoy pitching the big games, I enjoy the pressure,
couple feels fun giving glad good last pennant quality race team tonight took tried turn
It took me a long time, ... I was pressing a little too hard, but tonight I just tried to go out there and relax. It feels good to go out there and give a good performance. My last couple have been poor, and it was weighing on me. It's no fun to be in a pennant race and not giving the team quality starts, so I was glad to turn it around tonight.
couple feels fun giving glad good last pennant quality race team tonight took tried turn
It took me a long time. I was pressing a little too hard, but tonight I just tried to go out there and relax. It feels good to go out there and give a good performance. My last couple have been poor, and it was weighing on me. It's no fun to be in a pennant race and not giving the team quality starts, so I was glad to turn it around tonight.
bottom bullpen came line picked
I got us through six, ... But the bottom line is, our bullpen came in and picked me up when, reasonably, they could have been tired.