Kelvim Escobar Quotes (15 Quotes)

You don't want to see anybody celebrate in your house.

I saw him running to first base, and he's not a fast guy. I thought I could tag him and not have to make a throw to first base. But he was quicker than I thought.

I was able to throw my fastball tonight, both inside and outside the plate. My nail was bleeding in the third inning. Right now, it's not looking good. I was in a little pain in the sixth.

It's something special. It's an honor to pitch the home opener, especially against the Yankees. They're always good. Every year, they've got a great lineup. They are great hitters, but you can't give them too much credit. What makes that lineup different is anyone can hurt you. That's what makes them different from other teams.

My mechanics were good. I had command of my fastball ... I was changing speeds.

Right now, I feel great. I don't think I have felt like this in a long time. I was feeling the bone chips for years.

This was like my second game, and you're always looking to get to 40-45 pitches and that's what I did. It's been awhile for me since I've been out there and thrown that many pitches so I'm very pleased with the way things went today.

It has been a tough year for me. I went on the DL three times. I had the bone chip and the bone spur. To get to the point that I am right now, it makes me feel good.

It was an honor to start the home opener and against a team like the Yankees. It's very exciting. At the same time, it was just another game.

The fourth inning was what got me in trouble. You have to minimize things because you can't do too much with the bases loaded.

I feel good I don't feel any pain. To be honest, I don't want to miss any games. I feel so good. I want to get out there every five days. Spring Training was great and the World Baseball Classic workouts. Then in the first game, I broke the nail.

Some people might think that it was a bad time to come back into a game, but I thought it was great. I love the challenge. I love to be aggressive. Just go after people. Throw strikes. Get the job done.

I had breakfast and then I went to bed about 730.

If I had to say right now, I'd put it at 50-50. But I am feeling no pain now.

It feels like the same pain I had a couple of weeks ago.