Oliver Perez Quotations

I was feeling good and throwing hard, but I was going too quick through my delivery. I have to be more relaxed and more consistent.

I felt good (Sunday). I used all my pitches. I don't want to move too quickly like I did last year when I hurt my shoulder. I'm going to continue to work on my mechanics. My control is better, my mechanics are better, and my velocity is coming.

I felt good, but I threw too many pitches and that's why they took me out,

I feel good. I threw too many pitches. That's why they took me out, but I used all my pitches, and I felt good.

I don't try to think too much. That's what happened last year: I thought too much. My mind was lost.

For me, this is no problem. Sometimes when I strike out some people I feel good and I do something that's in the moment. So I don't try to intimidate that guy. I do it for myself. ... You feel happy because everybody knows he's the best hitter right now in the major leagues.

I threw some 80-something pitches and was feeling good all the time. That was a good time for me.

I threw 100 percent. I used my splitter. My slider was good. My location was good. Right now, I feel really good.

Like Mac said, I was trying to throw too hard, and that's maybe why I was everywhere, so we made a trip to the bullpen today and I felt better. The velocity was better.

I was thinking too much out there. The ball was all over the place.

It feels great since this is my first arbitration contract. Now, I'm looking forward to spring training and the season.

That was a good experience for me. The games were very emotional. That's better for your focus and trying to get right for the season.

Those guys ... one hit, and they can score four runs. I knew it was going to be a big situation.

We have some great pitchers. They do the job and know how to pitch. During the season we can show people that we can get it done.

The problems are the mechanics and control. I have to keep working to get better for next time. I want to finish with a couple of good games and try to get better and be ready for next Spring Training.

When you have too much pressure, sometimes you don't throw well. I have to just enjoy the moment and everything will be fine.

When you have that much pressure, you don't throw good sometimes. I have to enjoy the moment and don't think too much, just play ball and everything is going to be fine.

Everybody knows it's how you finish, not how you start. We're not winning now, so we're going to forget this game. We know we can start winning games. It's part of baseball. This happens to the good teams.

Don't go too quickly. Stay on the back foot and throw the ball.

That's when you put too much pressure on yourself. And if you do that, you don't pitch well. I'm not going to think so much about it and just play baseball. That's what I'll tell those guys, too.

They said to take it easy and throw strikes.

They are coming together and they both said, 'I got it.' I could do nothing.

They have some good power hitters. I was just trying not to throw in the middle, keep it higher or lower.

It's a big loss, for Kip and for us. We just have to keep going for him and hope he can be ready to come back quickly.

It was important for me. It was tough last year. It was tough for me the last two games. It was important for me to win this game. I'm feeling good right now.

It just felt good to win a game. You want to go out there and give your team a chance to win the game and I haven't been doing that. It was nice to get the early runs. It made it easier for me.

Everybody has experience, just not as much as Kip. Maybe the rotation doesn't have a leader now. Maybe it's up to everybody to help everybody -- like a committee.

Everybody wants to represent their country. You are excited because you want to be with your team and get ready for the games start.

It was not my day. I'll try to forget this game.

I wanted to win, but the more important thing is we got the win. We are a team. It's not just me.

I want to be on the zone. Today I didn't miss high. I just missed a little bit outside, inside. That's good for me.

Every year is a different year, ... This has been a disappointing year. I have to come to spring training next year prepared to have a good year.

The fastball is coming, but I'm not thinking about the fastball right now. I'm thinking about the game, and the fastball is going to come.

I had a no-hitter, that is why I was so surprised. I want to show what I can do. There's no way I would ever throw at anybody intentionally.

I'm happy for that opportunity, and I'm going to try to do my best, obviously. I was a little bit surprised. Not surprised because you want to be on the team, and I knew I was. But I thought there were other guys.

I'm bigger and stronger. Last year, I was just playing catch and running a little bit. This winter, I started pitching in December.

I know Carpenter is a good pitcher. I was trying to go deep into the game, hold them and try to help the team.

But I feel great. My arm feels strong. I'm trying to think only about making the team and being right for the season. Last year when I came here I hurt my shoulder because my arm wasn't stronger.

But I'm trying not to think about it too much -- that's what happened last year. I was thinking too much. My mind was lost. I'm trying to focus now on the next game.

He's such a tough guy in pitching. We're not thinking about winning against Roger Clemens, we were thinking about just seeing him, that it's maybe the last game - and that we won.

He's always used that number. He came to me and asked, and I said, 'Yeah.' The number is not special to me. Fifty-nine is the number I first wore in the big leagues, so it was no problem.

I felt really good and I don't understand all the walks. I felt like I was throwing as well as I have all year, but I had problems throwing strikes.