When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.
It's very important to go pitch-by-pitch and game-by-game and not getting too far ahead of myself. In the past, it was trying to make up for a bad game and thinking ahead and what do I have to do to fix this.
If I'm playing higher up the pitch, it's important I don't get carried away and start dropping too deep and I stay in my position.
If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.
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.
I only know one way to pitch. I really do.
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.
There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard.
I love to pitch so much.
It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.