After I sat down and thought about it, I learned a lot about the game, about myself. - Russ Ortiz Quotes
After I sat down and thought about it, I learned a lot about the game, about myself. Russ Ortiz
 

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I felt like I could throw every pitch with conviction and not worry about my mechanics. The walks today came up and bit me. ... I just couldn't execute my pitches. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

I felt like I could throw every pitch with conviction and not worry about my mechanics. The walks today came up and bit me. ... I just couldn't execute my pitches.

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 Conviction
After the first three starts, I'm like, OK, now I have a feel for all my pitches so I was telling (catcher) Johnny (Estrada), let's use all three. I just want to build off this and try to get better as we go along. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

After the first three starts, I'm like, OK, now I have a feel for all my pitches so I was telling (catcher) Johnny (Estrada), let's use all three. I just want to build off this and try to get better as we go along.

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I am here to get ready for the season. My main objective is to throw good pitches. I want the guys to swing the bats and hit the ball. I was really happy for a while there, the fact I was getting ahead. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

I am here to get ready for the season. My main objective is to throw good pitches. I want the guys to swing the bats and hit the ball. I was really happy for a while there, the fact I was getting ahead.

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It doesn't matter to me. I'm not worried about all that stuff. I don't want to be caught up in all that, ... I just want to pitch and whatever happens happens. It's been a lot easier dealing with it that way. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

It doesn't matter to me. I'm not worried about all that stuff. I don't want to be caught up in all that, ... I just want to pitch and whatever happens happens. It's been a lot easier dealing with it that way.

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My changeup was better last outing. This outing it was half and half. My curveball was a lot better than it was the last outing. There are a lot of good things. The two walks and home run made it look worse. I am going to give up a run sometimes. If I commit myself to working to get ahead, we're going to be all right. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

My changeup was better last outing. This outing it was half and half. My curveball was a lot better than it was the last outing. There are a lot of good things. The two walks and home run made it look worse. I am going to give up a run sometimes. If I commit myself to working to get ahead, we're going to be all right.

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There's not too many guys out there who do special things that are noticed around the league. And it has to be something special -- like real special -- for people to take notice, - Russ Ortiz Quotes

There's not too many guys out there who do special things that are noticed around the league. And it has to be something special -- like real special -- for people to take notice,

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One of the things I noticed was how fast he was able to put the bat on the ball. He could recognize the pitch well before he had to swing, and then he would get around so fast, so hard. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

One of the things I noticed was how fast he was able to put the bat on the ball. He could recognize the pitch well before he had to swing, and then he would get around so fast, so hard.

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After I threw my bullpen two days after that start, my leg was great. So there were no worries about that. My location just wasn't there at all today, for whatever reason. I'm doing the best I can to see if I can fight through it. After the first inning, I was hoping to just battle and give us five or six innings. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

After I threw my bullpen two days after that start, my leg was great. So there were no worries about that. My location just wasn't there at all today, for whatever reason. I'm doing the best I can to see if I can fight through it. After the first inning, I was hoping to just battle and give us five or six innings.

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I wish I could explain what happened. Nothing seemed to be where I wanted it and it was after Holliday's at-bat that it seemed to change. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

I wish I could explain what happened. Nothing seemed to be where I wanted it and it was after Holliday's at-bat that it seemed to change.

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The most important thing is that I'm able to throw all my pitches for strikes. - Russ Ortiz Quotes

The most important thing is that I'm able to throw all my pitches for strikes.

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