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...
fence royals spring training
I just hopped the fence one day in spring training with the Royals and just started working on different deliveries,
granted
That's not us. If you take things for granted in this game, you're done.
picked
They picked me up, ... I can't say anything more than that.
reasons signed
That?s one of the reasons I signed here. I really like our defense.
liked offense threw
I threw OK. I would have liked to get more innings, but our offense showed what it can do.