Kris Benson Quotes
Just one bad pitch. I tip my hat to J.T. because he hit a good 3-2 changeup. But my slider was not working well today and that`s the pitch that beat me. It was supposed to be down to Feliz and it stayed up.
I was (ticked) off about my slider. I gave up a majority of my hits on the slider. I wish my spot in the (batting) order didn`t come up (in the seventh) inning. ... I was frustrated because that inning was going to cost me the game.
I didn`t feel like going to the clubhouse that early.
My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you`ve got to make your pitches and I didn`t.
(No fastball. Average changeup. Nothing special in his pitching arsenal against his former team.) I battled with my cutter and slider, ... I didn`t have great stuff. I tried to keep them off balance with my slider and cutter and sprinkle in a fastball. It did the trick.
They have the luxury of doing it with Trachsel here. Two days is two days; it`s not a whole turn. It will give me a chance chill a little bit, rest my shoulder a little bit and then come back on Sunday.
We aren`t the type of people that give money and disappear. We`re the type of people that go out and continue to support what we do.
I know it`s going to be a miserable night. It`s already been a miserable night. But what can we do?
My body felt fine. It`s not something I definitely, without a doubt needed.
They found a hole every single time they put the bats on the ball. When I look back on it, it`s definitely disappointing. I`ve made worse pitches and I`ve felt worse in games. There`s nothing I can do now.
