Jeff Nelson Quotations

We decided not to go this year because it was just too close to district. The relays are this weekend and district begins on Tuesday and that's just not enough turn around time to recover.

Seven days off, and I come in with the bases loaded. I made the one out, and that 2-2 pitch was close. The 3-2 pitch was away. The inning happened too quickly. You have to make your pitches.

Ole Miss has extended a helping hand ever since our construction started in the spring of last year. They were as accommodating as you could ask anybody to be in helping us out with this.

mind games ... when you retire, you're glad to get rid of that, I'm sure. It can weigh on you.

I worked in this league in 1992. The conditions aren't a whole lot different.

It is almost like you are a rookie again. There is a lot more situational play in the National League. In the AL, if the starters are strong, you could get four or five days off. Here, with pinch-hitting, you get to pitch a lot. I have always liked to work frequently.

I think we were a good band, and we worked hard. But considering how many other hard-working bands there were, it's very flattering to have somehow percolated up towards the top and still be considered relevant and of interest today.

Our bullpen has been one this team's strong points, but we've struggled of late. The last couple of weeks, we've really struggled. With the guys we have down there, we expect to hold late leads.

I was very pleased with our overall performance. We got better as the day went on and several of the freshmen got some quality court time. Having only practices a couple of days it was great to get out and play and see where we are at right now.

I think if I stay healthy, I'll be okay. Now that I don't throw 94 or 95 miles per hour anymore, my slider is basically my best pitch. They pretty much know I'm 39, so I'm not a young guy anymore.

The 2-2 pitch was pretty close, ... The 3-2 fastball wasn't.

Which is why we're having a career fair, trying to attract people that already live in the community.

When he called me in, I figured, OK, finally. They're going to not wait until the end of the week. I told him I didn't know what I had to do to pitch any better.

We're locked into a gas contract right now that's fairly cheap, but we know it's going to go up. We could save $200,000 a year.

We always used to say the difference between the A and Double-A per diem was that you could super-size it.

It would be much easier to attract those that have a connection here.

Or we could simply ask him to change it. But I don't imagine he will.

The old generation versus the next generation. There's not too much to look forward to in this season. There's one bright spot you can count on.

So that was fun for him. Same goes for us. It's great to see him here.

I told him, 'How do you pitch better? Not give up any hits?

It only took him 100-something swings, ... But the last one looked good. He got it out.

For a lot of those products we used to sell over the counter, people might not be willing to go through the process of getting them, ... And they have legitimate reasons during cough and cold season.

For a civilian member it's a $1,500 signing bonus and they could use it for whatever the want.

It's easy to compare them. But until Felix has done what Randy has done, you can't compare. It's even unfair to Felix in a lot of ways. That said, he reminds you of a young Randy.

Everybody has something. If they say, 'No, I just have a routine,' it's the same thing. If you have a routine you do every day, and if you don't do it every day it feels weird, it's a superstition.

It's definitely a shock. I didn't think there was a possibility that I wouldn't make this team. If I gave up one run, then I'd say 'OK, maybe I gave up too many runs.

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They just want livable wages and a realistic per diem. I had to live with my parents until the day I got a major league job. Nobody's going to want to take these jobs.

After Sunday, I will become a full-time husband and dad again and see what happens in the wintertime,

I know what it means to the people down there, because I have an uncle and his wife who lived in New Orleans. I'm pretty sure all the players and coaches will chip in. They know what's going on.

I never realized how much I would get. But it's good. One day it will stop and you won't get anything.

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I realized that, as an adult leader in this group, I wasn't driving the bus any longer, ... I decided to change our plans for the fall and let this idea take hold.

If I didn't think I could help this team, I wouldn't be here. I'd be at home being a dad. I'm going to play this year and then probably call it quits.

This is a joke, ... I got four little girls. I'm a family man. I've been in the game too long to know not to jump on anybody.

The increased cost of housing has hurt us as far as getting people from out of state, etc., to move to our area.

The indication I got, it was nothing that would keep him out for the season.