Brett Tomko
Brett Tomko
Brett Daniel Tomko is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals...
brief era faced few game good guys hit home lapse last plan success
I strayed away from the game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had pretty good success the last few years (2-0 with a 1.50 ERA last season). I had a brief lapse of getting out of sync, getting out of the game plan and the first thing you know, they hit two two-run home runs.
against bit faced game guys stay success
I strayed a little bit away from our game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had success against them. I know how I've pitched these guys in the past, and it's up to me to stay with what's been successful.
results
I thought I pitched pretty well, but I've had the same results all year,
games next series slip
We can't let these opportunities slip away. Before we know it, we're going to be out of games. This next series is huge. If we can take three, then we've got a shot.
hit innings last runs scoring ton trouble
He's a big-time player. If you look at last year, in the innings he hit we scored a ton of runs. We're having trouble scoring runs lately.
five job locked looking
I don't think you can ever say you have the job locked up. But I think I'm looking to be one of the five guys.
diego game mindset san sweep win
Basically, we have to win out. That's the mindset you have to have. You've got to win every game and sweep San Diego for sure.
except felt good pitch stuff tonight
I felt pretty good out there. I think my stuff was pretty good tonight except for that one pitch (to Diaz).
difference pitchers
To have him in there will be huge. Obviously, there's a big difference he can make. Even if he's not in the lineup, pitchers have to be wondering, 'What if?
To have him in there will be huge,
To have him in there I think is going to be huge.
barry bonds box difference fact obvious pitch respect seen steps swing though
It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the batter's box and the pitcher's got to have 'What if?' in the back of his mind. ... You've got to respect the fact he's Barry Bonds even though he hasn't seen a pitch all year.
era innings nice winter won
It was a nice way to end it. I got over 190 innings and got my ERA down. I've got some things to take into the winter and have a little firepower on my side. ... I told Felipe (Alou), 'This is my game, I want to go back out.' I hadn't won in a long time.
nice stretch work
It was nice to work out of the stretch and work on some things.