A.J. Burnett Quotes (35 Quotes)

It just goes back to let everybody else worry about the Rocket. Let him take the show, and hopefully I can creep in from behind and take their feet out from under them. Them, not Roger.

I have always been a very passionate player and person. I often wear my emotions on my sleeve, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. I hope that my teammates always respect that of me, as I trust they know my commitment to winning. For those I've offended, I offer my most sincere apologies.

Not today, the season. It's a waste. ... Kids are out there busting their butts, and there's still nothing but negativity.

It was a close pitch. (Thome) spit on it, it may have been a little low, but it's borderline. But still, you walk a guy and when the next guy comes up, you've got to make your pitches.

It was mainly the pitch in the second, I felt a little different, no pain, nothing like that as far as the first inning. But I wasn't loose. You know, live arm, the same giddy up that I have had in the past. I was kind of worrying about that and as soon a

What makes those other teams really good is that they don't fade.

I just want to get stretched out, get the long-tossing done and get back on the mound and take it from there. It feels good, feels great. It's like a step forward every day. I kind of knew I'd feel decent today, thought, because I didn't have any pain the last couple of days. If I miss one start ... I think that's better than anything.

We play scared. We manage scared. We coach scared.

It felt really good. It was a good day. It was a big step forward.

It's pretty frustrating I feel about two inches tall. You've got these guys who play day in and day out with their heart behind you and you can't go but four innings.

The third inning was good, but something wasn't right. (The Jays) will take care of me. I'm not worried about that. I come back and it's just a scar tissue thing, I would expect to take a few extra days as opposed to being back on the same schedule as last time. If I threw five days later last time, why not wait until 15 Make sure everything is out of there for good ... whatever it is.

As long as we go to the playoffs, that's all I care about. I'm going to do what I can to get us there.

I have no timetable. I have none. I wish I could tell you, but I don't (have a schedule). We're going to rest it, we're going to rest it, we're going to rest it and then when I pick it up (and throw), I'm going to pick it up slow. Pain is one thing, but what I'm feeling is different. I'm not going to go back out there until I'm 100 per cent.

I reached back for the number one and it wasn't there.

I think I'm a better pitcher than 49-50. I was just battling to find out who I was and where I was and get him back here as quick as I could. At times I've shown that, last year I ran off seven in a row but then I ended on a bad note, but take the positives from anything.

As far as the additions that the club's made and what the club already had here, it has a pretty good chance.

He's just speaking his mind, and that's true, a lot of it is mental. Coming back from this is going to be a lot more mental than physical. But what I was throwing with was not mental. It was pain. When the pain goes out, I just have to get it in my head that I am well and I am ready to go again.

I had more of an opportunity to use it (yesterday) than in the previous game because I'd given up a hit early in both my innings and had to work from the stretch. I was just working on going over the head with the glove and staying a little more quiet with more of a direction towards home plate.

Wild card or not, playoffs or not, our season ain't over. The game ain't over when it's 3-1. The game ain't over when it's 3-3. It's called the big game of baseball. It happens. Teams fight back. Atlanta fought back.

It felt real good. I just tried to stay within myself out there. I didn't want to go overboard, just work down in the zone and throw strikes.

Both those balls leaked over the middle right toward him and he did what you're supposed to do with them. Two pitches and that was really it.

It is driving me. It's driving me more now than ever. This is a great team. We've got great pitching. We've got a great bullpen. We've got great defense and we've got great hitters. So, we've got a great chance to do it -- and I'm going to do everything in my power to get us there.

I threw a lot of pitches early, a lot of 2-2 counts, a lot of 3-2 counts. You've got to put them away when you get ahead.

Every play they made behind me pumped me up even more and gave me the energy to keep going.

I was really blown away how J.P. spoke about the things he had in mind for this team.

Today was probably the best I felt all spring. I was real smooth out there.

Obviously, there's a step before pitching on Saturday. Baby steps. I'm not going to go out and pitch if I'm not ready. The good thing is it's only been a handful of days since the injury, so I shouldn't be that far behind.

It's a 3-3 game. I give up a home run, it's a funeral. I'm over it, man. I've got one more start here, and that's all that matters.

I've got my fingers crossed. We just have to wait and see.

All of the starters are feeding off each other. You feel good about what's going on here. We're just riding it out.

I threw a lot of pitches early. You've got to put them away when you're ahead. I wasn't as good as I expected to be.

I was still upset. But I got some good phone calls last night ... and that eased me up a little bit and made me feel better. It's good news, but any setback at this time is not good news. But the best came from it.

If I threw five days later last time, why not wait 10-15 Just make sure this thing's out of there for good -- whatever it is. There's a shark floating in there and we have to get it out.

It pain in the elbow came on pretty good in the fourth inning. This really is frustrating for me. I feel about two inches tall. It's tough not to be able to go more than four innings.

I'm going to make sure it's right before I go out there and do anything. Better to be patient then get in a hurry and the next thing you know you're missing out on something special again.