Ian Snell Quotes (17 Quotes)

I'm just excited for my team. To get my team on a high level of playing baseball right now. We struggled of late. I couldn't have asked for a better outing. It was really good.

I feel good right now. I'm getting my swagger back. ... That's very important, because if I don't have it, I'll get beat around like I did the first couple of games.

I'm going to cherish this for a long time. He's a pitcher I grew up idolizing and wanted to be like.

To tell you the truth, I have no idea. That's up to them. I'm just doing my job. Whatever they need me to do, I'll do it.

I thought I was getting squeezed a little bit. I wanted to lose control, but I just kept my composure. I'd just turn around and slap my thigh.

I hope they don't judge me on this one. Or the ones before it.

He takes his time with everybody, does everything a pitching coach should do. If you're doing something wrong, he'll wait until you're done or wait until after the game, and he'll tell you. That's what you want. You don't want to tell somebody while they're in the game, that messes them up and gets them off track.

I watched the tape of that game a lot over the winter. I know that's the type of pitcher I can be in the major leagues. A game like that makes you feel that you can rise to any challenge.

I think it's time for me to get a major-league job. I really don't know what else I have to prove in the minor leagues. I've won at every level. I've done everything I can do.

It was a big game for me to show myself that I belong here. I was pretty mad today. I pitched with a chip on my shoulder. When they got hits, it was making me mad. ... I focused that anger on throwing strikes.

It's a lot looser camp, and that's what we kind of needed. It helps you feel more comfortable on the mound, knowing the pitching coach ain't going to yell at you, he's going to teach you.

I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing right now. That's the only thing I can control. I'm just trying to do a job and get a job.

I pitched with a chip on my shoulder and it actually worked out good for me.

I faced Chris Carpenter in my last start, and he's probably going to win the Cy Young Award, so it didn't faze me at all. But I'm going to cherish this for a long time.

I told myself then to keep my head in the game and keep throwing strikes.

I'm not the typical ballplayer. I don't drive a fancy car like a lot of guys. I don't get wrapped up in a lot of stuff. I just like to play baseball and win. That's what I care about. The other stuff is political stuff and I don't worry about it.

I made some good pitches, some bad pitches. I was just trying to keep my team in the game as much as I can. The boos were kind of getting to me, but I gutted it out. I wanted to show how big my heart is.