Zach Duke
Zach Duke
Zachary Thomas Dukeis an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 April 1983
felt good innings last memory muscle spring three tired training trying
I felt really good for three innings then kind of tired out in the fourth. I'm still trying to get my muscle memory back from last season, but that's what spring training is for.
point
It had been aggravating me to the point where I was limping around. They didn't want me to have any limitations out there.
facing field time
Just facing Maddux. That's greatness, ... Any time I'm on the same field with greatness, that's something I'll always remember.
adds hard love meet motivation trying work
I'm still trying to make the team. I never take anything for granted. I always work hard. For me, it kind of adds pressure, and I like that. I have motivation to work if I think like that. There are expectations of me, and I love it. I want to work hard to meet those.
definitely feels good knowing positive
Knowing that it feels good after that is definitely a positive sign.
everybody sitting tired watching
I was very disappointed the other day. Now, I want to get out there even more. I'm tired of sitting here watching everybody play. I want to go have some fun.
everybody tired watching
I was very disappointed the other day, ... I want to get out there even more. I'm tired of watching everybody play and have fun.
feels few miss next recovery unless
It feels a lot better. I think I'm going to have to miss a start, though, unless I make a big-time recovery here in the next few days,
game help involved name next prove stay team win
When you first come up, you have to prove you can stay here. Once you've established that, the next thing has to be, 'OK, how can I help the team today?' ... That's how I look at it. I don't play to lose. I want to win every game my name is involved with, and that's any game this team plays.
veteran
You'd like to have that veteran presence. But I think if we are being successful, there is no such thing as too much youth.
games hitting team together
We're in every game. It all evens out in the end. Basically, our team is going to come together soon. Our hitting is going to come together and out pitching, too. We're right on the verge. I don't know if it is just going to take one or two games to catapult us.
boils game guy hit walk
For me, this game boils down to the first inning. I walk a guy and make one mistake. He's going to hit that pitch.
deal sure time
I feel like I could pitch, but at the same time they want to be cautious, and that's OK. I'll deal with it and make sure I'm 100 percent.
believes clear expects jim ready tracy
This was pretty encouraging. It's got me ready to compete, the way this whole day went. Jim Tracy has made it clear what he expects from us, what he believes we can do. Now, it's up to us.