Kelvim Escobar Quotations

Right now, I feel great. I don't think I have felt like this in a long time. I was feeling the bone chips for years.

If I had to say right now, I'd put it at 50-50. But I am feeling no pain now.

I feel good; I don't feel any pain.

I was a little bit surprised I got in the game in that situation, but I was ready. I told Mike before the game I was ready for anything.

It has been a tough year for me. I went on the DL three times. I had the bone chip and the bone spur. To get to the point that I am right now, it makes me feel good.

It has been a tough year and we've struggled at times, but we're still in first place and that is the bottom line. It is good to see us come from behind the last couple of nights. Hopefully we can keep doing that. We have some tough games coming up and hopefully we can make the playoffs.

I think this is going to be the year I show people what they've been waiting for. I have a lot of confidence that I'm going to have a good year.

I was able to throw my fastball tonight, both inside and outside the plate. My nail was bleeding in the third inning. Right now, it's not looking good. I was in a little pain in the sixth.

I saw him running to first base, and he's not a fast guy. I thought I could tag him and not have to make a throw to first base. But he was quicker than I thought.

My mechanics were good. I had command of my fastball ... I was changing speeds.

It feels like the same pain I had a couple of weeks ago.

That was the game. That play right there was the key.

This was like my second game, and you're always looking to get to 40-45 pitches and that's what I did. It's been awhile for me since I've been out there and thrown that many pitches so I'm very pleased with the way things went today.

It was an honor to start the home opener and against a team like the Yankees. It's very exciting. At the same time, it was just another game.

A fastball inside, that's how you get him out. I didn't think it was a bad pitch.

Some people might think that it was a bad time to come back into a game, but I thought it was great. I love the challenge. I love to be aggressive. Just go after people. Throw strikes. Get the job done.

You don't want to see anybody celebrate in your house.

This may sound strange, but I felt really good out there; I wasn't even thinking about my finger. My stuff was good and I feel good. But my location wasn't where I wanted it.

I tried to get the ball in the glove. I didn't have a chance. Everything seemed to go their way.

For me, I have to build strength in my arm. It is a big spring for me.

It may seem weird but I felt so good, I can't believe I gave up eight runs. My stuff was there but my location wasn't there.

It's something special. It's an honor to pitch the home opener, especially against the Yankees. They're always good. Every year, they've got a great lineup. They are great hitters, but you can't give them too much credit. What makes that lineup different is anyone can hurt you. That's what makes them different from other teams.

It's great, reaching the goal that we wanted to when we got here. Advancing to the second round makes us feel pretty good and we're ready for the challenge.

I learned a lot last year. I learned that you can't get frustrated too often, because that will affect your pitching in a bad way. You have to be a professional.

I had breakfast and then I went to bed about 7:30.

The fourth inning was what got me in trouble. You have to minimize things because you can't do too much with the bases loaded.