Luke Stephen Hudson (born May 2, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals. (wikipedia)
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,
It got to a point where I was rushing through everything. I had to try and slow everything down. I never did.
Hopefully, we'll keep it at that, one surgery is enough. It is not fun.
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.
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.
It's all about staying aggressive and getting ahead of hitters. I didn't get ahead of many hitters at all tonight.
This is the best I've felt since before I had the surgery.
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.
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.
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.