Steve Trachsel Quotations

I tried to pick David up there, but I wasn't able to do it.

It's not just Chipper, it's all those guys. You can never relax against them.

It's not like I was trying to challenge him or anything. I was just pitching to him. I was more worried about Moises Alou, especially because of my past experience. They're both dangerous, but Alou has done a lot more damage against me.

In the American League, you're basically sitting and watching between innings. That style, I didn't really care for.

It had been dead quiet in there until that play.

It happens to a lot of guys. A lot of times New York can be overwhelming, and I've seen a lot of guys, first year they struggle, and second year they kind of take off.

What am I going to tell them? Put me in Pedro's spot?

It's good to be a veteran. It keeps you off the busses.

My out pitch varies from game to game. What he has to know is what pitch sequences I like to use, the pitch I use to set up another pitch.

Most of us around here would love to throw with the stuff he's got. The main thing is to keep his confidence going and for him to trust his stuff.