Scott Kazmir Quotations

We're kind of jelling a little bit. It's getting fun.

We're enjoying the role we're in right now. Hopefully, we can make a difference.

I truly believe that's going to help me out a lot. But I've been working from the side my whole life. We're going to stay with that to stay more consistent to the plate. It's something I can work on next season.

Unbelievable. He just looks so comfortable at the plate. I've never seen anyone so right there with everything. He always has his game plan right on point.

Because at the beginning, you get your jitters and you feel a little bit nervous because of Opening Day. You never know. You're not always going to face the No. 1 starter on the opposing team. It's not always the same. So it does feel like it's the same as last year pretty much -- like it's just going every five days and facing the hitters. You're facing the hitters, not the pitchers you're going up against.

I've been trying to beef up a little bit, mostly my legs, trying to get those stronger. It seems like it's helping out a lot, making it a lot easier to stay balanced and stay real strong on my back side. Going through the first full season, you know how much it breaks you down a little bit, so I think it's good to get stronger and have a little more weight on there.

In the beginning of the game I was having trouble getting the feel of my slider. A couple of pitches I wish I had back. I was thinking about too much instead of throwing it.

In the beginning of the game, I had trouble with the feel on my slider. I was hanging a lot of them and I couldn't get it down. There were a couple of pitches I wish I had back.

I feel like I'm ready, I really do.

This was completely different. That was a game of importance and our entire team responded. This was about getting work in. I felt fine except for making a lot of pitches in the first inning.