Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
Thomas Flynn Gordon, nicknamed "Flash", is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1967
CitySebring, FL
battle feeling field fun games given good hard leave played stretch team
It's a good feeling to come in here and play the first two games well. This team has played us very well and given us a battle each and every night. Right now, it's the stretch run, so we need to play every game as hard as we can, leave it all out on the field and have fun out there.
double great hit needed players somebody sure tremendous tried
It was tremendous -- great players making a great play. I needed a double play. I tried to make sure that if he hit the ball, he hit it at somebody in the infield.
net nursing people safety simple
It's not a simple nursing home. It's a safety net for people who have nothing else.
abandon bottom care close line months quality
Our bottom line is the quality of the care there. It would probably take 6 to 9 months to close it down because we don't want to abandon the patients.
count fastball keeping shown throw time
I was keeping everything in. I still had the fastball I could throw him (outside). I hadn't shown him the curveball the whole at-bat. (A count of) 2-2 was the time to do it.
thrown
I hadn't thrown him a curveball in the at-bat. I had thrown him fastballs and cutters.
arm bounce coming last next pitch routine shown since surgery
I don't think that's anything I need to think about. I was 37 last season, and I'll be 39 next season. I think since coming back from arm surgery (in 2000) I've shown I can pitch and bounce back, and that my routine has made me stronger.
good tried
I just tried to make good pitches. Huff is a good hitter. It was a good battle.