Francisco Liriano Quotes

The first inning was kind of weird because I hadn`t faced a batter since September, not even in batting practice. My slider wasn`t very good.

I always wanted to pitch for my country. It is a big deal (at home). With all of the guys with experience there, I can learn some things.

I`m very excited about that, to represent my country.

I feel like I made a mistake and I`ll pay for it. I`m responsible for what I did. I`m really sorry for what happened. I made a big mistake.

I want to show them I can be a starter. I feel ready to be a starter. But I`ll do whatever they want me to do.

I made a mistake, and I`m going to pay for it. I`m really sorry for what happened.

I am still working on my fastball now, and that`s really all I want to focus on. Just locating my fastball is my goal right now.

I think I need to work on my fastball, locating the fastball. I don`t know if I need to go back there (to the Minors) to get it ready, but ... well, I don`t know.

I`m not a bad guy.

I think I got a lot of progress. I had better control of everything. Just being able to throw my slider. How to pitch in a game. Pitching in different situations.