Quote: Willie, Pelf and Schneider on Pelf
During last night’s win over the Phillies, Mike Pelfrey (1–0) allowed two runs and five hits while walking two and striking out three through five innings.
Willie Randolph on Pelfrey, following the game:
“Nice job out of Mike tonight. Nice job. Good for him, and good for his confidence to get him going. He threw the ball well, got a little scattery at times but it’s good to get that win under his belt. I look forward to his next start…
The name of the game in this league is to be consistent. We know what he’s capable of doing and the thing is for him to believe he can do it consistently…This is just one start, but for him it’s nice to get off on the right foot.”
Pelfrey was 0–7 in 10 starts before getting his first win last season.
Brian Schneider on Pelfrey, following the game:
“I’m proud of him…He worked around the plate all night, he pounded the strike zone. They fouled off a lot of pitches, but I think he could have gone a lot deeper in the game. But, you’ve got to hand it to him and like I said, I’m proud of him…We watched a lot of tape, and we established what we wanted to do and he stuck to the game plan really well. He stayed with me and did a great job. I just wish he could have gone deeper.”
Pelfrey, on Pelfrey, following the game:
“One thing I’ve quit doing is I’ve quit reading everything. I quit paying attention to all that stuff…If I come out here and I perform, I think they’ll find a way to keep me around…You never want anybody to go down. But when Pedro went down I thought, ‘Hey, I’ve got to step up.’ I want to be one of those guys they can hand the ball to every fifth day and not have to worry about it.”
…the thing i keep taking away from the game is how confident and comfortable he looked, which is something that always seemed to be missing from his previous starts…hopefully, this is the start of something real…
