Luke Hudson Quotations

Unfortunately, it's a lot later than I wanted it to be, but its definitely nice to be back. Tonight wasn't really where I need to be, but these guys swung the bats so well it made my outing look better than it was.

I didn't want to get better any more just because I was out of the rotation. I wanted to get better regardless of where I was.

It got to a point where I was rushing through everything. I had to try and slow everything down. I never did.

I was able to execute pitches when I had to.

Overall, I was a little impatient. I didn't have a lot of life on my fastball. I got behind on a lot of counts. I left the ball up a little, too.

To be honest with you, in the bullpen and the first inning, that's the strongest my arm felt in a while,

It was two badly located fastballs right there that ended up getting me. A badly located fastball to Sierra. It was supposed to be away, it came right back to the inner third. The same thing to the next hitter.

This is the best I've felt since before I had the surgery.

There were several teams that showed interest. I've had a little bit of experience with Bob McClure in 2000 in Single-A. He helped me out a lot.

It's all about staying aggressive and getting ahead of hitters. I didn't get ahead of many hitters at all tonight.

It's been an unbelievable Spring Training. After last year, to get a fresh start with a new team is the best thing that could have happened to me. These guys went through a rough time last year -- so did I -- so maybe we can all have a better year this time.

It's part of the game. It happens to a lot of players. What can you do about it? I feel good. I'll go out and see what happens.

It's nice to have that (changeup) when you're behind in the count and not limited to fastball-breaking ball that the hitters recognize out of hand early,

I'm not a hitter, and I have no business getting hits. I'm just fooling some guys.

I'm just going to go out and pitch. If I pitch like I'm capable of, the opportunity will come.

I really thought I was going to have a good game and give my team a chance to win, even after the first inning, but it didn't happen. I didn't get ahead of too many hitters tonight.

Hopefully, we'll keep it at that, one surgery is enough. It is not fun.

I didn't have my velocity and I didn't have my command, and when you don't have those two things, you're in trouble. Last year was a year I would like to forget, personally. I was terrible.