Ian Snell Quotations

I feel good right now. I'm getting my swagger back. ... That's very important, because if I don't have it, I'll get beat around like I did the first couple of games.

I faced Chris Carpenter in my last start, and he's probably going to win the Cy Young Award, so it didn't faze me at all.

He takes his time with everybody, does everything a pitching coach should do. If you're doing something wrong, he'll wait until you're done or wait until after the game, and he'll tell you. That's what you want. You don't want to tell somebody while they're in the game, that messes them up and gets them off track.

I think it's time for me to get a major-league job. I really don't know what else I have to prove in the minor leagues. I've won at every level. I've done everything I can do.

I watched the tape of that game a lot over the winter. I know that's the type of pitcher I can be in the major leagues. A game like that makes you feel that you can rise to any challenge.

I was just trying to keep my team in the game. I wanted to throw five, at least, and get the game to the bullpen. I was hoping we could score some runs, so that the bullpen could do (its) job.

I was kind of angry. People think they can come in here and bully us, and they're talking bad about the team. My dad called me and said they were making fun of us on TV. I didn't like that. I needed to go out there and get my swagger back.

I thought I was getting squeezed a little bit. I wanted to lose control, but I just kept my composure. I'd just turn around and slap my thigh.

Maybe that's a good thing for us. Having a young group of guys, hopefully we won't have any arm problems and we can carry the team.

I was mixing in all my pitches. They had no clue what was coming. I felt great out there.

To tell you the truth, I have no idea. That's up to them. I'm just doing my job. Whatever they need me to do, I'll do it.

We've got all the confidence in the world in each other. Last year, I told Duke, let's do what we did in Triple-A. Let's have fun, joke around with each other - and try to win some games.

I've busted my tail this spring. I've gotten good words from the coaching staff and they've helped me out a lot. They don't want you to let up and they haven't let me do that, and that's a key for me.

A lot of guys are tinkering with a lot of stuff down here. But I want a job, I want to start, I don't want to tinker with anything. It's all or nothing for me. I want to go out and get people out.

I told myself then to keep my head in the game and keep throwing strikes.

It's a lot looser camp, and that's what we kind of needed. It helps you feel more comfortable on the mound, knowing the pitching coach ain't going to yell at you, he's going to teach you.

I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing right now. That's the only thing I can control. I'm just trying to do a job and get a job.

Oh man, it felt great out there. It felt like everything was working all the way through.

It was a big game for me to show myself that I belong here. I was pretty mad today. I pitched with a chip on my shoulder. When they got hits, it was making me mad. ... I focused that anger on throwing strikes.

It was a big game for me. Just to show myself that I can be here, pitch to big league hitters, get them out and throw my fastball and other pitches.

It's real tough, but that's the game. You have to go through your bumps and bruises before you get going.

I'm going to cherish this for a long time. He's a pitcher I grew up idolizing and wanted to be like.

I hope they don't judge me on this one. Or the ones before it.

I made some good pitches, some bad pitches. I was just trying to keep my team in the game as much as I can. The boos were kind of getting to me, but I gutted it out. I wanted to show how big my heart is.

I'm just excited for my team. To get my team on a high level of playing baseball right now. We struggled of late. I couldn't have asked for a better outing. It was really good.

I'm not the typical ballplayer. I don't drive a fancy car like a lot of guys. I don't get wrapped up in a lot of stuff. I just like to play baseball and win. That's what I care about. The other stuff is political stuff and I don't worry about it.

I pitched with a chip on my shoulder and it actually worked out good for me.