Brandon Backe Quotes (30 Quotes)

I didn't expect him to hit it out of the ballpark. That's for sure. I put the ball where I wanted, and he did a good job of putting the bat on it. He's a pretty strong guy to hit it out of the ballpark with one hand.

I hate being taken out of the game from the mound. It's just a pet peeve of mine. I never want that to happen. I always want to be taken out while I'm in the dugout, but it was definitely time for me to come out.

Just following these guys, watching them all year long, and even last year, it's just been great. I just try to copy the way they go about their business out there on the mound.

It was definitely on my mind when I woke up this morning,

The success that I had last year against (the Cardinals) is definitely a big confidence boost, and it just allows me to know inside that I can defeat them and do well against them,

My dad (Harold) moved 20 miles in three hours yesterday. He still has 100 miles to go, ... I have friends out there. I don't know where they are.

It went well. I felt great -- no pain, no tightness, no discomfort whatsoever. As far as pitching is concerned, location was there for the most part. My arm felt great. I didn't feel any discomfort. I just felt normal.

I don't know if he was telling me the truth or not, but he said he felt pretty good. He actually came up to me and told me I'm going to have a good game to set him up to have a good game on the fifth day.

It's a little aggravating. I'll certainly be back in a couple of weeks. I just hope it's back to 100 percent instead of 90 percent.

I didn't know what to expect today. I was sore when I got up this morning, and I was really sore after the game last night. But it wasn't pain and that's the important thing.

Warming up before the game, I felt really good. I was really excited to get out there today finally and have my first start of the season and actually do well. It was awesome for me to get out there because it's something I'd been waiting on for a week.

I'm very relieved. Any time you wake up and feel pretty good, it's always a positive.

Everything else is fine. My parents are good, my family's good.

You couldn't ask for anything more. They totally backed me up. I didn't do what I wanted to do today, but it doesn't matter. The bullpen kept us there where we needed to be, and we got some big hits.

I felt the same tonight as I did the first two times back. I just didn't get any breaks those other times. This time I didn't get behind in the count and I kept the ball in the park.

I want it to be a good one, ... You never want to go out on a bad note, and certainly now is not the time.

Just like last year, pretty much every game we play right now from here on out is going to be pretty important. And they're definitely important against the teams we are facing right now. We've just got to take one game at a time and go from there.

I just want to go out there and give my team a good outing and keep us in the ball game as long as possible.

I try to pitch every game like it's a World Series game, ... I try not to give up any runs and, if I do, to give up less runs than we score.

The pitch to Cabrera was a first-pitch changeup, and I got him out in front a little bit but not enough. It's just disappointing when you make pitches like that and they hit them out of the ballpark.

I don't feel any sharp pains or anything like that. My back feels good, it just doesn't feel awesome.

Obviously, it would just (stink) if something happened to them. I hope nothing happens to them or to anybody.

I think (it would be fitting) for the fans especially, ... The fans deserve it we deserve it. It would be great to go out and win tomorrow.

Once I get going and try to give it a little oomph, it gives me that shooting pain, ... It's like someone stabbed me in that area.

It's been tough. Sitting there in the dugout and watching your team play knowing that I'm not going to have anything to do with the game. Especially in games that we lose, it's really hard. I'm back now and I just can't wait to get my feet wet again.

I tested it with throwing it pretty hard, and throwing a lot of pitches. I felt good. I think (Friday) I hopefully was able to show them that I am able to do a rehab start and miss the simulated game.

To be honest with you, I think last year it maybe was a little bit more potent in the lineup,

I think they have a really balanced offense this year as far as guys that can get on, and obviously the power that they have in the middle of the lineup. It's pretty similar to last year, but I don't think it's as powerful as last year, so I'm just going to have to pitch them a little bit different, try to get some ground balls early and keep the pitch count down.

Here comes this guy who had nine or 10 starts in the major leagues and all of a sudden he's throwing 5 23 innings of no-hit ball against one of the best lineups in baseball. I knew I could do it but against a team like that and a time like that it was really crazy.

I've never been hurt there before. I asked some guys who had Tommy John surgery if that's how it starts and they said it was similar. But only the doctor can tell me for sure. Bottom line is I didn't complete my job. Obviously something is wrong and we'll