- Nov 07, 2020
Bullpen Quotes
Warming up before the real test.
Bullpen quotes mostly come from pitchers describing warm-ups, grip changes, and how unreliable those early throws can be as predictors of game performance. One quote stretches the metaphor further, using bullpen activity to describe stalled political movement in early Tennessee. For related energy, see our Action quotes.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back in the 1700s, the people of Tennessee wanted to become a state, but there was not a lot of action or movement in the bullpen so that Tennessee could transition as a state.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the bullpen is always a possibility for anyone, but that's not where I plan on being.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
In '05, '06, '07 and '08, I wasn't throwing any changeups at all. Maybe two or three per game. In '09, I started playing with the grip, started throwing it in the bullpen and playing catch. It came out really good.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
After the first time I got traded - I was in the bullpen warming up for a game in Double A, and I got called back in and got traded - that was probably the, like, most crazy it could be. And once I got traded, the next time it got a little easier, and I got traded the next time - it's just part of it.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my bullpen sessions, I'm just trying to feel comfortable, throw strikes, and not get too complicated.
- Pretty
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't have your bullpen throwing three or four innings every night. Just not fair to them.
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- Nov 07, 2020