Mike Maroth Quotes (18 Quotes)

I've been getting a lot of runs. They've been scoring a lot of runs for me. They picked me up several times,

He might have been putting a little bit of pressure on himself trying to do too much. For any pitcher, first time out there, you don't know what to expect, you're just trying to go out there and try and get a good feel for the mound, because it's been awhile since we've done it, especially in game atmosphere.

I know he won a championship with Florida and had a lot of good years in Pittsburgh. Jim Leyland has a lot of experience and that's something he has over Tram because this was his first managerial job.

One thing he brings is the experience he has, knowing the hitters. He's been around, so he knows how to pitch them, ... Once we get in a game situation, we'll get a better idea of how we both work. But that'll take some time. But I believe he knows what he's doing. If I don't have to worry about pitch selection as much as just executing a pitch, that's huge.

I had been trying to aim the ball a bit. So I just threw as hard as I could. I wasn't worrying about trying to make a perfect pitch. I just wanted to throw it in the strike zone and give them a different speed. It was very effective.

I think I was feeling a bit for my pitches in the first two innings. I started letting a couple pitches go a little bit later, and it helped out a lot. I was able to throw a couple harder than normal. It makes your offspeed stuff more effective. I don't know if my arm loosened up or what.

The 21-loss thing is probably always going to be mentioned next to my name, but I'm glad the focus is off of that.

I didn't give it enough time (in 2005). I didn't have confidence in it. I didn't trust it. Talking with Kenny gave me that confidence, that mindset that I needed to have to give it a chance.

The bottom line is you go out there to win -- team wins, not individual wins. They've been helping me out.

He's upset about today. That's obvious. We should be upset about it, too. (Losing) 10-2, it wasn't a pretty game.

It looked like he was trying to feel for his breaking ball a little bit, that's what it looked like he threw in the dirt. Fastball was coming out good. Probably been putting a little pressure on himself, trying to do too much. First time out there, for an

This game's all about momentum. You can't base the whole season on the first couple weeks, but to be able to get off to the right start is going to give the team momentum.

I was leaving a lot of balls over the plate. I pretty much did what you don't want to do as a pitcher. It seemed like I was getting behind hitters, and when I did get ahead, I wasn't able to put them away.

He's gotten the blame for a lot of things that really aren't his fault. But that's the way it is. Usually the blame falls on the manager or the head coach in sports. I guess you're looking for a change when things aren't going the way you like them.

I didn't throw any curve balls today. I didn't like the way my arm was feeling in warm-ups.

I think we need to continue to improve because we're still young and I think we will. Now that we have a few years in, we know we can pitch at this level. Now, it's a matter of winning more at this level.

After the first couple of innings, I started getting ahead of the hitters and was able to do a good job.

I think one win can change things. That's all it takes. It was a big win tonight, a fight to the end. Tomorrow, everybody's going to come in knowing we're on the winning side of things.