Jason Marquis Quotes (31 Quotes)

When you go through a streak like that, you start doubting yourself. You start changing your game plan and start to be a little too tentative. You stop being aggressive in the strike zone. You start trying to make perfect pitches on the black and fall behind on the count.

In the fourth inning I felt behind. I don't think I got ahead of a hitter that inning and that really cost me. My offense and defense picked me up tonight. You're gonna have nights like that and as long as you can battle through them that is what you're looking for.

Albert was at home plate seeing if it would hook, but it looked like it was going to stay the whole way. The distance was definitely there.

I wasn't really thinking about it. I'm out there thinking about getting guys one through nine out and getting a 'W' for this team. The streak he had was nice, but obviously it has to end sometime. I know he's a pretty aggressive hitter. Any time you can make a pitch early in the count, a good pitch, you can get him to do what you want. He doesn't usually work the count pretty deep. We were able to throw some quality pitches on him today and get success.

It feels great. Obviously, it's been playing with my mind for the last month and a half or so. I've got to realize that I did throw some good games within those 12 games, but when you don't get results, it starts messing with you.

If my wife can find a way to make 5 million, then I'll be happy to stay home.

The guy is a special player. He knows what he's doing out there. He's been baffling hitters for a long time, so it's not surprising to see what he's doing.

I don't know if I struggled all day, I just got away from my game plan and left a few pitches up in the zone. Some days the mistakes are going be hit out and some days you get away with them.

I think the ball may have a little extra carry on it. It just depends on how the wind is blowing. Any open stadium will do that Blowing in or blowing out, it's going to change the effect.

I was able to keep my sinker - which is my best pitch - down all day. I got ahead in counts, which allowed me to pound the zone. It was my best performance of the year.

Nothing really surprises me about him anymore. Everyone knows he's the best hitter in the game and he has the ability to do some great things. It's fun to watch him on a daily basis, and I'm glad I don't have to throw to him.

He and Barry Bonds are the two greatest hitters in the game right now, I've always thought that, and him hitting this home run doesn't change my views. To me, that's one guy I wouldn't like to face in that situation whether he hit the home run or not.

I'm a firm believer in you sticking with your strengths and what works for you. Until they show you they're going to make an adjustment, you keep attacking them the same way.

I'm not a big believer in putting a No. 1, a No. 2 or a No. 3 on pitchers. That only lasts the first week of the season. It doesn't matter if you're facing Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling or some rookie, you're out there to win. You're facing their lineup. I don't put numbers on people. We're all capable of winning here.

I was just trying to put the bat on the ball and make something happen with the big guy coming up behind me.

In Atlanta, the fifth guy was always a younger guy who would get skipped. It didn't provide that guy the consistency he needed. Here, the last two years you knew no matter who got the ball, you had a better than average chance to win a game. It made it a lot more fun sitting on the bench watching somebody else pitch. I think they felt the same way. We care about how each other does. There's no segregation.

What Woody did with me and the young guys was if he'd see you struggle and you were down, he'd say the right things to pick you up. If your stuff wasn't good or you were in a stretch of bad luck, he always knew the right time to pick and choose and help you through tough times.

Mentally, I feel great. You have games where you get beat even though you've thrown the ball well.

I caught it in time where it didn't lead to something worse. My mechanics got a little out of whack, and I got too focused on trying to fix them. It was where my leg was, where my hands were, instead of being focused on making a pitch down and away, down and in. If you focus on the result, then everything else may take care of itself.

He's one of the smartest baseball players I've ever been around. Not just one of the smartest pitchers ... the smartest player. He sees thing very few people see.

For two innings I thought I did a pretty good job. I got a little fatigued in the third inning. They were out there swinging, but overall I thought it went pretty good.

It seems like he's never in trouble. He makes pitches when he needs to, and he makes pitches when he doesn't need to.

If I had the answer, I would have done it two months ago. You've got to go out there and keep pitching and be aggressive and try not to lose confidence and believe in yourself.

Since the Braves rarely, if ever give up effective starters (see Bruce Chen , Damian Moss , Steve Avery , etc.) it's tough to believe that Marquis will bring much to the table in his post-Atlanta years.

I thought I was on top of my game. I was a little quick early, throwing the balls a little too down in the zone, but I was able to make the adjustments.

Mine is a power sinker. Mine seems more like a fastball it has more four-seam action. It stays on a straight plane until it gets closer to the plate.

They told me during last night's game that I might be starting today. I did my normal day before routine so I would be ready.

Some days your mistakes are going to be hit, some days you're going to get away with them. Today wasn't one of those days.

I needed this more mentally than anything. When you start struggling, you doubt yourself a little bit, and that's not a good thing. ... To have these results in back-to-back games, it is a confidence boost.

I'm just trying to put the bat on the ball and make something happen. Obviously, with the big guys coming up behind me, it's their job to get it done. I'm up there just to try and make something happen.

I don't think you'll find a better warrior than Woody. If you're not going to have your ace on the mound, I would think Woody would be the one guy they want to have on the mound, just because of his competitive nature and his never-die attitude.