When you get moved around, it can be jarring, but it helps to fine-tune your focus in the middle of the season, when other guys are getting a little lackadaisical.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When it's deep into the season and you're not playing well, it's frustrating. This is when it's time to revisit some basics.
I just feel that after the season that we have to sit down - as well as myself, everybody - and try and look at what gives us the best opportunity to move going forward.
I try to come in with a focus to stop my man and win the game. I'm always trying to be ready to catch them off their strides by being physical enough without getting fouls.
I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment.
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.
It's a frustrating game because the situations so drastically change at different times over the course of the week, the game, the season. It feels like brain surgery at times.
Each day, you get an ounce more confidence. When we're playing like we are, there's no reason not to.
Usually during the regular season, if you're starting pitcher, you're kind of walking back and forth from the clubhouse to the dugout and not really paying attention to what's going on.
Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.