Eddie Guardado Quotations

One bad pitch, it's frustrating. But I felt great, like I did in Boston, and look what happened. I cost the team, I almost cost the game. But my teammates pulled it out, and you know what? I'm not worried. I'll be fine.

Now, that's what I try to teach these guys in here.

I don't even know when the last time I walked four guys, period.

I didn't bear down. It would have been nice to sweep those guys but it was a bad day. It's the first time this has happened in a while.

I don't know what to tell you, man. That one pitch is costing me. ... It's hurting everybody here.

I fell behind 2-0 and had to get a strike there. The ball was not where I wanted it, no doubt. I just blew it. I blew it. We played big today.

He did a hell of a job. That's what happens when you have heart and guts.

He helped pick out the stuff. He's been here less than a year, and that's not enough time. So he has to go through it again.

He's got great personality. That's the first thing you notice about him. He's a great guy.

He's doing absolutely fantastic. He's so excited back there, and I love that.

He's good. He gets these guys off their butts. That's what I like about him.

He comes in here early, he works out, he goes about his business the right way. He goes about his business the rookie way be quiet and don't talk unless you're talked to.

Kevin said that in a way, he was glad. It would make it easier to focus on getting ready for the season in Seattle.

I think we played good baseball. Especially coming in there and playing these guys as tough as we did in their atmosphere. I just didn't do my job today, but I think we're gonna be all right.

Last year, I was so worried about my knee and my shoulder. I was kind of timid throwing the ball. This year, I just came in and the ball flew right out of my hand. I feel real good.

Last year I mostly only pitched bullpens and batting practice. I went into the season without pitching in a big league game. But I was feeling great. So we're trying to keep the same routine here.

Look at him. He's no bigger than he's always been.

It feels fresh and it feels good. During spring training, you can see it a little fire, a little more chemistry here. That's what you need.

We have some unfinished business (and) I like to finish what I start. Obviously, the last two years weren't good.

You know what? That was the longest inning I've had in a long time. It seemed like 100 pitches. I'm glad it's early and got it out of the way. Don't want many of those, man.

We needed this one; we all needed it. It was a good meeting. I like it, the timing of it. We need something to get us going.

There are a lot of pitchers who need to throw 100 pitches. But that's not me. I just need to throw some fastballs, a couple of sliders, a couple of splitters and I'm ready to go.

We've got to come out of the gates and show that we're for real. Everybody says it's not how you start, it's how you finish. Yeah, that's true. But you've still got to set a tone.

We all have to contribute here if we're going to win this year.

Felix is one of those guys who comes along every 10 or 20 years. He's a tremendous talent -- for his age, unbelievable. And he's handled all this hype like a champ.

The thing that's really surprising everybody is his composure on the mound. The way he handles himself on the field, you wouldn't think he's 19 years old.

That's what my job is. To help this team win and save some games. But when they come, they come in bunches. When they don't come, they don't come for a while. You sit back and wait. We'll see what happens. I'll be ready.

You've got to set a tone early. We didn't set that tone early last year and it lasted the whole year.

You pitch up there at this level, you're going to pay the price. It was my fault.

It's a little payback. He was acting like he had 10 years in the league.

That's part of baseball. You're going to have those days. The name of the game is picking each other up.

The ball was just lifted. He got it up, got underneath it and took it. The thing about falling behind on Loretta, you fall behind 2-0, with a guy on first, I've got to get at least a strike there. He went swinging and we paid for it.

I wanted to represent my country. It's an honor.

They were ugly shoes, man. They were the ugliest shoes I've ever seen.

After the other guys did the job in relief, I was supposed to nail down the shutout for Felix after a great start. You hate to lose that zero, but we did get the win, and that's what it's all about.

I know what is going on here. People want to stand up for their rights. If they're here illegally, most of them are doing it to make a better life for themselves and their families. I'd just like to see them do it the right way.

In thinking about it, I felt I'd be better off not going over and playing in the WBC. I've got a lot to deal with here.

He's one of those guys who comes around every 20 years.

I didn't do my job. These types of games hurt.

I feel like I've just been hanging out.

I feel all right physically, but I don't feel all right showing these results. I've always been pinpoint, and right now I'm not. I go through these little slumps. Hopefully, this one is coming early and we'll get it behind us. Basically, what really hurts is we're here to win and we can't win if I don't give us a chance.

I could have been in one, but I threw nine innings the night before.

Come on over here, bro, we'll take your yen.

He always said nobody is promised tomorrow, and he lived life to the fullest. I do that. You can't take life for granted, and Puck never did. I'm real glad I was his teammate. He taught me everything I know about how to act, how to carry yourself, on and off the field.

You can't think about the wall, but you always know it's there. You can't pitch differently because of it.

You can't ask for anything more. I got treated fair this year.

You want to look for bright spots. If you're a fan who knows the game, I think you'd have to say we're better. I know I've had guys from other teams ask me, 'What's wrong over there? That's a good lineup. We haven't hit consistently. We haven't pitched consistently. And we haven't done both in the same games consistently.

They've got a great team, I really like them. They're a young team, and they've done what the Twins did in that division a few years ago. This is what happens when you get a core group of guys and let them play with each other for three, four years. You get a special bunch. They're having fun you can see it.

The last two years have been tough. We all share in that. We haven't done our job. But I look around the division now, and we match up pretty well. I think we can do some damage.