John Flaherty Quotes

You'd think you were taking good swings off him, but his ball had a little extra life on it, and you'd foul it off. He steps up on the big stage, and he did it today. - John Flaherty

You can place blame any where you want to. You can maybe say that Randy went a little too far. There's probably some truth to that, but I was surprised that Fieldin threw him out as quickly as he did knowing the kind of umpire that he is. He's a very good umpire. I don't know if Randy stepped over the line. I didn't necessarily think he did. - John Flaherty

You can catch him in the bullpen all you want, but until you get into a live situation with runners on base, it takes on a life of its own. It's one of those things we've been saying all spring -- the more you get back there, hopefully the more comfortable you'll be. Today didn't go the way I wanted it to. I look forward to the next one. - John Flaherty

With Randy, it's pretty straightforward. What he throws is just harder and sharper than anybody else. - John Flaherty

With Randy on the mound, we feel we have a good chance to win. Hopefully we will play better defense. - John Flaherty

With him, it was never a question of ability, it was whether he could get it over the plate. - John Flaherty

With every pitcher, if you call a pitch you know where he's going to miss if it's not right so you prepare for it. With Wake, I don't think you have that luxury. If he throws a knuckleball, you just don't know where it's going to go. - John Flaherty

When he throws strikes, he's tough; we know that from our experience with him. It's never been a question about his stuff, it's been whether he can control it in the zone. He did that in two starts against us, unfortunately. - John Flaherty

We're pitching well right now. Every time we go out there, it seems like we're getting a quality start. Hopefully, that will continue. - John Flaherty

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