At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.
That's how you win - pitching and defense.
Any time you can go out there and throw 12 pitches in any inning, you give your team some momentum coming in and get some confidence out on the mound.
If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won't have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues and give pitchers strong arms.
What are you going to do? Admit to yourself that the pitchers have you on the point of surrender? You can't do that. You must make yourself think that the pitchers are just as good as they always have been or just as bad.
Whenever I'm on the pitch, I feel confident.
On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%.
I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.
It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.
I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.