Jason Schmidt Quotes

I thought every pitch I was going to come out of the game, ... I had another 7, 8 mph in the tank I couldn`t go to, and that was disappointing. Somehow I found a way to get through five innings.

When I pushed off on that last pitch, I felt a sharp pain. Twinges come and go, but this felt different. It actually felt worse than when I hurt my groin last year. But I feel a lot better today.

It`s always embarrassing to come off the field, especially before throwing your first pitch, ... I was going to see what I could do with the first hitter and go from there. Basically, I played catch with (catcher Mike) Matheny the whole game. I was about 75 percent. One guy would pop it up, one guy would hit a ground ball. I just ran with it as long as I could. It was fun in a way.

It`s like night and day, ... There were times during that stretch where balls would fall in here and there. You weren`t getting the breaks. I`m definitely getting some breaks the second half of the year I wasn`t getting during the first half.

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.

I was surprised. I heard he`d been working out hard. The division is kind of up for grabs. I thought he would come back and give us a little boost. ... If you`re hurt, you`re hurt.

I assume I`m not (going to start), but you never know. Stranger things have happened.

I`d rather it was 10-0,

Oh, yes, but hopefully not more.

It`s always good to go out there against the great ones. Glavine`s pitched like that his whole career. Fortunately, I got a couple of runs early and that helped. I could afford to make a mistake.