Oliver Perez Good Quotations

It just felt good to win a game. You want to go out there and give your team a chance to win the game and I haven't been doing that. It was nice to get the early runs. It made it easier for me.

When you have that much pressure, you don't throw good sometimes. I have to enjoy the moment and don't think too much, just play ball and everything is going to be fine.

I want to be on the zone. Today I didn't miss high. I just missed a little bit outside, inside. That's good for me.

That was a good experience for me. The games were very emotional. That's better for your focus and trying to get right for the season.

I was feeling good and throwing hard, but I was going too quick through my delivery. I have to be more relaxed and more consistent.

They have some good power hitters. I was just trying not to throw in the middle, keep it higher or lower.

I threw some 80-something pitches and was feeling good all the time. That was a good time for me.

For me, this is no problem. Sometimes when I strike out some people I feel good and I do something that's in the moment. So I don't try to intimidate that guy. I do it for myself. ... You feel happy because everybody knows he's the best hitter right now in the major leagues.

Every year is a different year, ... This has been a disappointing year. I have to come to spring training next year prepared to have a good year.

I felt good (Sunday). I used all my pitches. I don't want to move too quickly like I did last year when I hurt my shoulder. I'm going to continue to work on my mechanics. My control is better, my mechanics are better, and my velocity is coming.

I know Carpenter is a good pitcher. I was trying to go deep into the game, hold them and try to help the team.

Everybody knows it's how you finish, not how you start. We're not winning now, so we're going to forget this game. We know we can start winning games. It's part of baseball. This happens to the good teams.

I felt really good and I don't understand all the walks. I felt like I was throwing as well as I have all year, but I had problems throwing strikes.

The problems are the mechanics and control. I have to keep working to get better for next time. I want to finish with a couple of good games and try to get better and be ready for next Spring Training.

It was important for me. It was tough last year. It was tough for me the last two games. It was important for me to win this game. I'm feeling good right now.