Quote: This Is My Year
In the New York Times, Ben Shpigel talks with Mike Pelfrey about his expectations for the upcoming season, and where the pitcher thinks he fits in.
Shpigel writes:
“If you have a lost year, it really doesn’t do you any good unless you learn from it.” So that is what Pelfrey started thinking about in early November, when he resumed working out at a Wichita Y.M.C.A., and he has not veered from that mantra since. Every day, as part of his mental preparation, Pelfrey said he tells himself: “This is my year. This is my year.”
Pelfrey, as quoted by Shpigel:
“I backed off and concentrated on my location and still walked four dudes a game. I need to rear back and get back to being myself and live off the fastball. If I walk four dudes now, I can live with it because I know that I’ll be pitching like myself, the way I know how to pitch.”
…i personally feel that pelfrey won’t receive the same amount of opportunities he had last year to show he belongs in the rotation unless he impresses the coaching staff very early on…now with santana leading the way, the competition between pelfrey and el duque for that fifth spot should be pretty fierce…
