You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.
I'm not executing my pitches. I'm not commanding my fastball, and I get behind in the count. When I try to throw strikes, I'm getting hurt. That's not the way I pitch.
You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'
I think my mindset and my approach is to hit the ball hard, whether it be first pitch or work the count.
Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.
See the ball; hit the ball.
If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.
In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base on balls.
Keep your head on the ball. You've got to hit it first, then look where it goes. People get in trouble when they look for where the ball's going, and they haven't even hit it yet.
You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.