Kris Benson Quotes (27 Quotes)

I was shocked when I heard about the trade this morning, but the more I thought about it, the more excited I got.

They have the luxury of doing it with Trachsel here. Two days is two days it's not a whole turn. It will give me a chance chill a little bit, rest my shoulder a little bit and then come back on Sunday.

I thought I was through having to try to hit when I got traded.

just a backup plan.

I don't have my best stuff but I'm still winning. I'm struggling a little bit with my command.

This could be very good for my career. It's a great opportunity for me. I'm looking at it as a positive.

The difference is night and day.

I think about it all the time when I'm out and about, ... but I've got a job to do. It doesn't cross my mind when I'm on the mound.

We aren't the type of people that give money and disappear. We're the type of people that go out and continue to support what we do.

I think we've both kind of moved on. We realize this is a great opportunity for me.

Of course I wanted to pitch well coming back to this city. Against a team like this I just wanted to give the team an opportunity to win the ball game. I am glad to come out with a victory.

In the back of my mind I wanted to come in here and throw well based on my last outing. I fell into a groove last year to start the season, then I had that chest strain. This year I've been making so-so pitches. I've got to keep working on my command and not get behind in counts, and just got to stay positive.

The hit definitely helped my cause. It was nice to get the go-ahead run home in that situation.

But we're doing this just because we have the luxury of Trachs coming back. I'm not tired. My shoulder isn't bothering me.

No fastball. Average changeup. Nothing special in his pitching arsenal against his former team. I battled with my cutter and slider, ... I didn't have great stuff. I tried to keep them off balance with my slider and cutter and sprinkle in a fastball. It did the trick.

My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you've got to make your pitches and I didn't.

My body felt fine. It's not something I definitely, without a doubt needed.

I was ticked off about my slider. I gave up a majority of my hits on the slider. I wish my spot in the batting order didn't come up in the seventh inning. ... I was frustrated because that inning was going to cost me the game.

We are a resilient team. You've got to work through those things and come out ahead.

He's going to make a big impact on all of us.

They found a hole every single time they put the bats on the ball. When I look back on it, it's definitely disappointing. I've made worse pitches and I've felt worse in games. There's nothing I can do now.

New York is just a world of its own. I knew that coming in, but you learn that a little more when you get put in the spotlight like that in a negative and undeserving way. It was a little frustrating at the time because people kind of believe what they read. For her it's been a little tough, because they kind of portray her in a negative light.

I didn't really think much about facing Victor. But it's just ironic that I'm facing them twice in spring training. It was fun. No doubt it was fun to face the guys. They've got a great lineup.

If it wasn't me, someone else would have done it. They were saying the same thing when I signed for 2 million out of college. They were saying the same thing when I signed a 13.5 million contract after my second season. That's just the way baseball works. A week later you're the third- or fourth-highest because everyone else is getting more.

Pretty much just everything isn't sharp. The three pitches that I've learned this year just aren't where I need them to be, which is understandable. I'm just trying to get those pitches in as much as I can into a live situation. I've still got four or five more starts, so I'm not worried about it.

I know it's going to be a miserable night. It's already been a miserable night. But what can we do

Just one bad pitch. I tip my hat to J.T. because he hit a good 3-2 changeup. But my slider was not working well today and that's the pitch that beat me. It was supposed to be down to Feliz and it stayed up.