Adam Eaton Quotations

My fastball command was pretty poor, but the cutter was pretty good. The first inning had good points and bad points. Mostly, the execution wasn't there at all. For me, it's trying to get mechanics down to be consistent, and today I wasn't consistent.

I'd been waiting a few years to get to that point, put a bunch of hard work in. Seeing the fruits of my labor pay off the way they were and just having kind of a freak injury prevent that from continuing was frustrating.

I feel good about it. The clubhouse, all the guys have made themselves available. There is not a lot of ego in here, which is really nice. Everybody's able to be themselves and just have a good time. I feel really good about this team.

If Bonds is the circus, then whatever they call that stadium now is going to be a three-ring circus. It's going to be a stage now for him to come out.

I was looking forward to finally putting this last stretch out of its misery and put the illness behind us. My fastball has some life in it.

Just one statement would be: missed opportunities. We didn't get that one big hit, that stolen base or take advantage of a mental mistake they made. It's just frustrating, more than anything.

It came on a breaking ball. I knew something was wrong right away. When they came out to visit me at the mound, they put the ball in my hand, and I couldn't even squeeze it.

I threw it about 60 feet today, but that was it. It felt better than it did Sunday. I can tell you that. We'll see what happens.

I threw a couple of pitches down the middle that he normally would've hit out.

I think they were surprised to see me go back out there. I was under the impression I was going three innings the whole time.

I still haven't been able to find a baseball player who has had this. You think about elbows, shoulders, ankles, knees, but this is definitely a different thing.

Judging by how it was last year, I'd say I'm going to miss more than a few starts.

The arm strength and stamina's there. I felt good in the sixth inning, made some good pitches and got them 1-2-3. It's definitely nice to go out there in the sixth and put up a zero.

That was definitely frustrating, rushing back and trying to help the team any way I can. I look forward to San Diego and facing them, show them what they missed.

We want to beat the Dodgers. That's our main rival.

We've worked on that a few times. I heard a whistle from their dugout, and decided to step off and do a first-and-third move to see what happens. The runner from first had his head down ... the runner on third got caught too far off.

This was 10 times better than my last start. My location on my fastball was much, much better.

Toward the end of September, the finger was pretty much gone from the mind, and pitches were starting to come back to where they were. I felt good about going into the postseason, but obviously came up short.

You play 162 games, get to the playoffs and not perform the way you want to. We're just frustrated more than anything.

It's a challenge I'm willing to take on fully. If I can catch Jake in wins, obviously that would be a good thing. But at the same time I want Jake to get his wins, too. Right now it's a selfish time of the year for a pitcher. You want to get your wins; you don't want to have any losses.

It's definitely been a roller coaster. I got pulled to the top of that first hill and it was a great ride down. Unfortunately, the ride took a lot longer to get up on top of the hill again.

Anytime you can go 9-1 in 13 starts, it's definitely a dream. I don't think I've ever had this kind of run.

Initially, I was surprised for one, and I didn't know if I wanted to pitch there. With the acquisition of Padilla and Millwood, I see they are making serious strides.

I'm healthy as can be. The finger is a non-issue. With the way the season started and the way I was going, it was just rolling, like a snowball going down a hill. It was disappointing for what it could have been.

I'm healthy as can be. The finger is a non-issue.

I don't know how many months or days it's been. It's nice to get back on the horse.

He's tried and true. To have to do it for so many years and have the expectations of so many fans and be able to perform at the level that he's been able to do it is just a testament to his work ethic and mental prowess and just the stamina to stay focused and stay on top of the game.

I couldn't straighten my arm the first day so the fact I can actually move it is a good thing. There's a lot more flexibility in it today, but last night I couldn't raise a salad bowl at dinner.

He's obviously coming off an injury that's prevented him from doing anything in a live game. He might be, and I hope he is, a little rusty. We're going to make the Giants beat us. Not Barry Bonds. No man is bigger than any team. We're still playing the Giants. They have Bonds. Maybe that's going to throw them off a little bit.

This is a good 1-2-3 and I think the team is really good on paper. It's going to be nice to have this offense behind me. If I can get it done, they'll get the big hits. There are some good gloves, too.