Luke Stephen Hudson (born May 2, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals. (wikipedia)
It's all about staying aggressive and getting ahead of hitters. I didn't get ahead of many hitters at all tonight.
It got to a point where I was rushing through everything. I had to try and slow everything down. I never did.
It was two badly located fastballs right there that ended up getting me. A badly located fastball to Sierra. It was supposed to be away, it came right back to the inner third. The same thing to the next hitter.
Hopefully, we'll keep it at that, one surgery is enough. It is not fun.
It's been an unbelievable Spring Training. After last year, to get a fresh start with a new team is the best thing that could have happened to me. These guys went through a rough time last year -- so did I -- so maybe we can all have a better year this time.
I was able to execute pitches when I had to.
I didn't have my velocity and I didn't have my command, and when you don't have those two things, you're in trouble. Last year was a year I would like to forget, personally. I was terrible.
I didn't want to get better any more just because I was out of the rotation. I wanted to get better regardless of where I was.
It's part of the game. It happens to a lot of players. What can you do about it? I feel good. I'll go out and see what happens.
Overall, I was a little impatient. I didn't have a lot of life on my fastball. I got behind on a lot of counts. I left the ball up a little, too.
