Braden Looper Quotes (23 Quotes)

I tried to deal with it the best I could, ... As the season went on, it just became progressively worse and worse. I knew all year I was going to have to get it taken care of. It's at that point now.

That's always the first test, the first day with hitters. I feel like I'm getting stronger every time. I didn't throw as many strikes as I wanted to, but that's what you expect your first time out. I was pretty happy with the way it went.

My first six years in the league I pitched more than anybody ever had. I like pitching a lot. Can I pitch seven days in a row No. I can't pitch seven days in a row. But I like pitching more frequently than not frequently.

These streaks come and go. It's just a bad time for us. That's for sure.

I never thought that I would pitch for the Cardinals again. The adjustment will be easier than the one when I signed with the Mets. St. Louis is a baseball town with the greatest fans in the world.

You go out there and give whatever you've got, ... I knew I gave 100 percent. It might not be the same 100 percent as last year, but it was what I had.

This is probably the most frustrating time I've ever had. It seems no matter what I do right now, it goes wrong.

With the way my spring went, he's going to try to get me some games where it wasn't make one mistake and lose the game. I can respect that. I can understand where he's coming from. Obviously it's frustrating. I want to pitch. I want the ball. But you can't blame them because I threw the ball (badly) this spring. I also have confidence in how I can throw, what I can do. I'm going to get into a game.

I feel great physically, which is why (this stinks) because I've battled so long to get to feeling good. It's the best I've felt on the mound since 2004. ... It's just a matter of getting back to what I'm good at - that's throwing the ball down in the zone.

It just seems like no matter what I do, it goes wrong, ... Willie talked to me, and said he's going to mix and match, to give me an opportunity to step back and gather myself. I need to pitch better.

The best way to describe it, ... is you have a quarter-inch rock in your shoe and you're just running with it all the time. It's irritating. You feel like you can't do what you want to do.

I felt real good. I was able to execute my delivery and make some good pitches.

As a closer, you never like to get pulled. But it's the manager's call, and he almost made the exact right call. How could you blame him

All right in a row, too. That was a big test because I thought I could go to that other side of the plate (inside on lefties), which I wasn't able to do much of last season.

They were hacking at the first pitch I threw every time. It was a good test. I got ready quick. I got ready in the middle of an inning. I definitely left a few pitches up, and that's going to happen for me early because I'm still in that feeling-out stage early after surgery.

I get in a (Grapefruit League) game and I don't focus like I did today. It was spring training. When you're in a game, you're focused and it's like kicking it to a different level. I'll take three ground balls. That's what I told you guys when I came here.

I'm not as good as I'll be in a month. I'll definitely be better. The only thing that gets you better is getting into games. Every time out there I feel it's better, better, better.

Glav pitched a great game, should have had the win today,

The trade gave me a chance to pitch and grow. In retrospect, it worked out well. It allowed me to establish myself at the major league level.

What difference does it make It's still my job to get them out. You've just got to keep going.

You definitely get the blame because the game's won, ... I hold myself accountable.

Last season was a lot more about dealing with physical things. Now it's just getting back where I used to be and repeating my delivery. Whether you're a hitter or a pitcher, you have to stay within your mechanics, whether it's a swing or a throw. I've got to complete my delivery every time.

I don't think anybody in here really knows what is going on so I don't want to speculate. We hope the best for him and hope everything is OK.