Brandon McCarthy Good Quotations

Again, a lot depends on what happens this year, who does what. But that's a good situation for me. It will work out well to come into spring training knowing that you're fighting for something.

It was a little tougher getting there because I didn't feel as sharp command wise. But I felt that I did a good job in big situations and made a quality pitch and the defense was there behind me. It was one of those that just seemed to happen.

It's tough to remind myself that it's still early, especially days like that where it wasn't sharp command-wise by any means. I felt like I did a good job making pitches when I had to get out of jams. That's what I'm going to focus on right now, getting that mental aspect back.

Basically I have to throw wherever they put me, and if I'm successful, then hopefully it makes a good impression. It's a win-win situation, I guess. I can go out there and it's going to be a tough situation for me, but if I throw well, hopefully it looks good in their eyes and it helps me in the long run.