Brad Halsey Quotations

Every hitter is a pretty big situation because they can all hit it out of the ballpark, but obviously, with the bases loaded, two outs right there, that was huge.

We didn't play well and we didn't win the ballgame. That's what happens. I really don't know what else to say about it.

Obviously, I'm happy to be with the club and I'll go out there and throw the ball the best I can, whatever the need is. It's good to feel like I'll have the opportunity to contribute.

I threw five innings and then got traded. Then I went three innings, one inning and 1 1/3 innings. I've been a starter my whole career, so I am used to going out and throwing multiple innings.

I was ready to go. I really thought we were going to play.

You've got to get started sometime. I'd rather have it be the first day than later on. It's different looking across the field at guys I knew for a year, it adds a certain amount: The team I played for, the team I play for now. More than anything, it was good to put on this uniform today.

Everything was going fine. Then I walked the leadoff batter, and that's never good. I still felt like I was getting ahead of the hitters, but I just didn't make good pitches with two strikes.

I was shocked. New management obviously felt that somebody else could do the job better. . . . Any time somebody tells you that you aren't good enough, either you're not going to take it and prove them wrong or you're going to crumble, and I don't plan on crumbling anytime soon.

I didn't get the results I wanted, but my arm feels good.

I really liked living here in the Phoenix area, is the biggest thing. It's just a really nice place to be. I can't think of a better place to live than Phoenix.