More - Jason Schmidt Quotes

For me, being a guy who doesn't usually get too many guys thrown out, Mike's doing a good job picking up my back.

Jason Schmidt

 

Nobody works harder than him, that's for sure. Just the way he prepares for the game. His intensity level is above and beyond what everybody else's is. He really puts everything into it.

Jason Schmidt

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It's not any more pressure to pitch when Barry is on your team. In some ways, it's kind of less pressure. Nobody pays attention to you sometimes. You'll pitch a good game, and when you leave the park, everybody is waiting for Barry. I like it.

Jason Schmidt

 

It's too embarrassing to come off the field before you've thrown a pitch, ... Basically, I just played catch with (Mike) Matheny the whole game. I was at 75 percent. One guy would pop it up, another would hit a ground ball. It was fun in a way.

Jason Schmidt

 

I used to think Brian Giles was the best hitter I ever saw when he was hot, but Randy Winn has topped that,

Jason Schmidt

 

I felt good. I was just working on hitting my spots more than anything, kind of playing catch. It's a different look with a hitter up there.

Jason Schmidt

 

The arm felt good, but mechanically I just couldn't get going. I couldn't line up my arm with the lower half and give myself a chance to throw strikes. That's the name of the game, and I just didn't do that.

Jason Schmidt

 

I felt good. I just couldn't get things going. I couldn't line up my arm with my lower half and throw strikes.

Jason Schmidt

 

It was a little overwhelming. They told me a couple of days ago I was going to pitch against the Twins. I didn't know how to prepare. I just went out there and threw strikes.

Jason Schmidt

 

It's sore. I shouldn't have pitched. The rule was, if I feel anything I'd come out of the game.

Jason Schmidt