Aaron Cook
Aaron Cook
aggressive change great mentality pitch pitcher pitches type
He's aggressive with his fastball. He doesn't pitch to the park, kind of the same mentality I take out. When you're at Coors Field, you can't just say, 'I'm going to do something different.' You can't change the type of pitcher you are, you just have to go out there, be aggressive, and make your pitches. He made some great pitches today.
kept mixed
I went after them with my sinker and mixed in some sliders and changeups. I kept them off balance.
balls both errors exact explain eye harder hit last maybe percent plays spot spring took training work
Both of the errors hit on the exact same spot on my glove, right on my thumb. We work on that every day in spring training and we get balls hit a lot harder than those two were. The only way I can explain it is that maybe I took my eye off it at the last second, because those plays should be made 100 percent of the time.
blew eight games runs scholars-and-scholarship team work
I've been in games where I had seven, eight runs to work with and blew that. This is a team effort.
advantage again hundred looking rest run saved season situation time today work
That's just a situation where you're looking to take advantage of their aggressiveness. One time in a hundred it may work and today it saved us a run right there. It may not work again the rest of the season but it did today.
blown days definitely eight gone offense ourselves park pick produce runs team work
It's just one of those days. The offense didn't produce today, but I've gone out there those days where I've had seven, eight runs to work with and blown that. It's definitely a team effort. We've got to pick ourselves up and come back to the park (today).
bad good
It wasn't my best. You take the bad with the good. Sometimes the bad is good enough.
anyone beat division teams
It's not like anyone in this division is overpowering. If teams take us for granted, we're going to beat them.
father guys hurts looks seeing struggles tough
It's been aggravating for me at times going through struggles and seeing other guys go through struggles. I know that's got to be tough on him. I think sometimes he looks at us as a father sometimes will look at a son. When we don't succeed, sometimes it hurts him more than it hurts us.
ball great healthy honor opening people stay talk treat
That's something people like to talk about a lot, and I know it would be a great honor to get the ball on Opening Day. If I get it, I'd treat it that way, but after Opening Day I want to get 30-some starts, stay healthy and do the job.
coming finding pieces puzzle together
Everybody's finding their roles. It's like the pieces of the puzzle are coming together for us.
compete doctors knew matter nine time
Once the doctors told me I was healthy, I knew it was just a matter of time before I was able to get back out there and compete for nine innings. I knew I would be back.