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...
granted
That's not us. If you take things for granted in this game, you're done.
earn gonna happen pride
That's not something that's gonna happen a lot with me. I pride myself on making you earn first base.
balls behind contact defense definitely fly ground
That's me, contact all over the place. Ground balls, fly balls, that's my game. More times than not, I'll take that. I'll definitely take that with the defense I have behind me here.
picked
They picked me up, ... I can't say anything more than that.
mind
In my mind, you can only keep Vladimir Guerrero down so long.
control good home performance stop strikes throw throwing walking
I just wanted to throw strikes and give a good performance. If I get beat, I want it to be throwing strikes, not walking people. After the Shelton home run, I was able to stop overthrowing and get my control settled.
coming game guys love means pitch pressure teams turned
I love the pressure and I love that every game counts. I've been on last-place teams and first-place teams, and this is what it's all about. Coming down to the wire, every pitch means something and you can't take anything for granted. It's very exciting. I think all of our guys have really turned it up a notch.
fans house love opening
I love opening day. You've got a packed house and it's a playoff-type atmosphere. I'd love to see the fans come out for more.
love seeing skyline unique
I love the feel of it, the big wall. It has its own unique feel. I like seeing some of the skyline in the background.
fires gets
I know he doesn't do that on purpose, but it fires you up and it gets you back on focus.
beat guys throw tried walk
I just tried to throw strikes. If I get beat, I want them to beat me. I don't want to walk guys like I did in my first two outings.
fence royals spring training
I just hopped the fence one day in spring training with the Royals and just started working on different deliveries,
pitch
I pitched OK. I didn't pitch exceptionally well, but I don't think I pitched five-runs poorly.
bottom came five line pitch played reasons runs saw team won
I pitched OK. I didn't pitch exceptionally well, but I didn't think I pitched five runs poorly. The bottom line is we won the game. I can't say enough about how we played as a team. One of the reasons I came here was the way our team plays, and you saw that (yesterday).