Josh Fogg Quotes (9 Quotes)

That's a start, but in order to get where I need to be, I need to be a little better with the off-speed pitches. That's something that you've got to take away from this, realize that it's Spring Training and the results now are not as imperative as they are during the season. But it's time to start getting people out and try to win a job.

It would have been nice to make better pitches with guys on base.

I was a little wild, but I was wild in the zone, ... And I managed to pitch out of a couple of jams.

I didn't get the ball down at all today. Eleven hits in six innings proves the point that I wasn't pitching down in the zone. ... When Furcal got the home run in the fifth, it shifted the momentum back to them.

Yeah, I remember that. I was not going about the business the way I was supposed to.

Josh Fogg, the Pirates' player representative, agrees with the union's decision to accept a stiffer penalty for first-time steroid offenders. The union is pushing for a 20-game punishment, up from the current 10-day penalty. Commissioner Bud Selig has pushed for a 50-game ban for first-time offenders. Everyone wants to clean it up, ... We're going to have to meet in the middle between the penalty Bud wants and what we have now.

Wells' health is a major concern. I think he's had this problem the last couple of years. He's had issues with his arm and his hand, not getting enough blood to his hand. It was getting worse. Hopefully this is something he can get corrected and be as good as it was.

I feel like it's pretty much written in stone now. I don't know what they're thinking, but from the signs I'm getting, I don't feel like I'm in the plans for the future. It's unfortunate, I enjoy the organization and I've had a good time here but, right now, it doesn't look good.

There's a lot of swelling and bruising, ... but there's not really a lot of pain. I assume I'll be ready to pitch Tuesday.