Matt Morris Quotes (47 Quotes)

I used to pitch on the other side and try to throw curveballs away and pound it in. From this side, it's sinkers away and cutters away. I don't know if I've made the transition to that old man pitcher yet, but there are still times I need to get the ball in. I was able to do it and get ground balls. Yeah, I'm pleased with it.

These last two games have been great. My command is much better than it has been all year. I have confidence attacking hitters, I'm throwing a lot more fastballs, relying on my movement, getting my sink back and I feel good about it.

It was down and in and he just dropped the head on it.

It's something I think about every day. We all remember in our own special way. He's been a positive influence on my life.

I didn't get my chance to pitch here again, and that's disappointing. I grew up here. I grew up playing ball here. My whole professional life playing ball has been here. It's disappointing to see (Busch Stadium) come down. But I've learned through the years that I think the change will be good for the city, the team and the organization.

That was my point, for them to swing the bat. I only had a certain number of pitches, and he was standing in there.

Whether it's mechanically or my game plan I'm not sure, but if I'm not executing it's hard to even figure out what you're doing wrong.

He's a phenomenal player. If I can get them to hit every ball to short I would. He makes all the plays. He kind of runs the team as far as the defense goes.

I've seen them do it a number of times, flip it over into those boxes. I didn't think he hit it as good as he did, and I don't think he hit it that good anyway -- but it went out.

It wasn't the start I would have pictured, the storybook ending type of deal. But it's time to move on. The regular season is over.

I was excited. You try to keep all the distractions out, but of course I'm pitching for a new team, pitching for all these guys who are seeing me for the first time during the season. It's nice to go out there and start strong.

I'm happy just not to be suspended. They realized the situation and had happened in the past. The made the right decision. It's fair for everybody.

It's not that big of a deal. With two weeks left or however much time, we're not going to jump up and down over that. We knew the goal was attainable.

I've never looked at any kind of number of wins in my career. I just try to take each start and build on it and get something rolling.

I wanted to get on the mound and throw to some guys live and get a batter,

We've only lost one game since my sophomore year in our house. We take pride in our record at home. We don't want anyone coming in here and beating us.

The extra couple of days are going to benefit all of us in the long run. Right now, you just want to stay sharp.

I don't think guys know what happened. I guess we'll deal with that when we get more information. You just hope it's nothing serious.

I think they looked back at all the tapes and all the ingredients and came up with a good decision. It's fair.

The defense stepped up to the challenge of getting ready for a team with only one day rest. They came away with a shutout.

The Cubs take a good approach and they've got something on me that I keep doing, whether it's offspeed pitches or when I'm ahead in the count,

I'm not sure the status of Reggie, but he looked good today. He always looks good in a suit, so he was walking on the plane, big old smile. I'm sure he's got some aches and pains, but I have a good feeling he'll be back in the lineup.

Mike Lamb's had my number since he's come up, ... I didn't think he hit it as good as he did, but I've seen so many lefties who just flip balls over there in Minute Maid Park into those seats.

The Cubs, the last couple of times I've pitched against them, have taken a good approach on me and gotten the better of me. I don't know if it's just them now or what.

Not too many good pitches get hit out of the park, but I thought it was a decent pitch. I had worked him away all game, cutters and fastballs. He guessed right with a heater and connected.

When we leave here, we'll be thinking a lot about what happened today, and we're pretty proud of ourselves coming here and seeing the youngsters.

I'm just trying to focus and keep pitching, no matter what. I don't want to be 'aw shucks' or 'I got bad luck.' I'm trying to fight through it and pick my teammates up as much as I can. They've been doing that for me all year. I tried to reciprocate.

That's the type of guys we have. He's, I don't know, 45 years old and he's diving for balls. He almost came up with it. It was a heck of an effort. He made the attempt to get it and I appreciate it.

I could have caught that with my teeth. Luckily, I didn't. I'm just throwing fastballs at this point and just trying to find my spots. I'm just trying to get in my work. I'm not competing.

I tried to hang in there as long as a I could. We had some great at-bats and that lead was all I was looking for, looking for an advantage. Then I go out in the sixth and just couldn't make any pitches.

My stuff is better now than it was in the first half. I think I've been getting stronger. I wonder if I'm not staying within myself to execute. Maybe I'm jumping out there and just not making my pitch. Today, I purposely came out to be aggressive and use my fastball. And two batters later I'm throwing cutters and curveballs. I should've stuck with my game plan.

It was down and in. He just dropped the head on it.

I'm happy not to be suspended. It could have been an easy suspension. I didn't want to miss time. ... I guess they realized the situation and what had happened in the past and made a decision that was fair for everybody.

I thought I threw the ball a lot better than I have been the last couple times, ... I didn't get any breaks. When going against a guy like Pedro, you've got to be on top of your game.

For the first time changing teams, it made it easier knowing the catcher. Also knowing the league. I took all those things into account. It's not what I expected. I thought it would be more difficult getting used to everything.

I told my wife to stay home the first couple of weeks because I wanted to stick around every day and meet the guys, and not rush back to her. Nothing against her. After the first couple of hours here, I felt adjusted.

Fortunately, I'm still wearing the uniform after all this time. For me to be able to pitch that last game is definitely something special. It's definitely an honor. ... Like an opening day start, you miss the whole hoopla going on, but you're a big part of it as well.

Sure, I'd love to come back, ... It's a business decision so we'll see what happens.

Izzy gave me the ball. Usually, he steals them all. Today, he flipped it to me and I'll put it in my trunk.

He's got some other things going on. He separates the two, and he doesn't let those types of distractions affect our team. That takes a tremendous effort on his part, and he really worries about how he's affecting guys in the clubhouse with some of the stuff in the outside world.

It's all about popping the champagne. This was our second time doing it. Hopefully, there are two to go.

That's the type of guys we've got. I mean, he's, what, 45 years old And he's diving for balls like that. It's a heck of an effort. Either way, whether he dives or not, I think it gets in the gap, but I appreciate the effort.

I gave up a bunch of 0-2 hits. I was throwing too many balls over the plate. That's not a good formula.

He did a lot of damage to me, and ended up scoring the winning run at the time. You can't let that happen. You can't let the pitcher beat you.

I think that's the beauty of baseball. You can be any shape or size and go out there and compete.

But I've got to make some better pitches.

I'm sure the bees will be buzzing and the crowd, the noise levels it's pretty loud, ... As far as pitching against Roger, I've never faced him before. It seems exciting, it's intense. He's going to go o try to dominate the game and my job is to do the same and try and keep up with him.