Joel Zumaya Quotations

We hear it, people talking about me and Justin, saying these guys are our future. The crowd was amazing. We've got a whole city relying on us, and we are gonna do something. Believe me, we're gonna do some damage.

I got up (to throw) and they told me to start hurrying up. It's kind of weird, but, hey, I got warmed up real quick. It's just all about being relaxed and doing your work out there.

I got the jitters. I was rushing myself. This one's gone. I feel a lot better now.

I didn't really want to talk to anybody (on Tuesday). I wanted to relax and just go have a good dinner with my family and get some sleep. The phone rang a lot yesterday.

I don't know where that came from, but I had it. Hopefully it stays in there.

I felt pretty good. I fell behind with my curve a couple of times. And they're a good-hitting fastball team.

First things first, the jitters are gone. I did what I had to do. I dreamt all through the night time hoping I'd have a great start and it came true.

I slept all through the nighttime hoping that I would pitch well. It came true.

I've always pitched with a slide step. Nobody taught it to me. I taught it to myself. I feel more comfortable that way.

This is another big learning experience for me. I knew better, but it happens. I've got to go out and show them they're not only going to get the fastball. They're going to get something else.

There's a big charter boat in San Diego. I wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning, get on the charter boats and won't come back until the next day.

There's a lot of people walking around with Tigers stuff on. Lots of them.

It's fun, man. It's going to be fun. It's fun right now.

It's my softer side. I go out there and relax. I'm a big fisherman. I love to fish ... in the Pacific Ocean, for tuna and rockfish.

That's something I'm probably going to go to sleep with tonight - realizing I'm a lot better pitcher than that, and I know a lot better than to throw a 3-0 fastball up in the zone and let him swing freely. If I could do it right now, I'd throw it low and away, and not care if I walked him. There were two out.

It was a big problem. But it's all right. I could only get 20. That's all I'm going to get.

No. I was trying to work faster than I usually do. My pace was out of whack.

I'm really pumped. I'm going to jump on the phone right now and call my mom and tell her I had a great start.

I learned that I should have known better than to do that. You can't go out and try to blow the fastball by these guys. If you're just going to throw fastballs at them, then they're gonna hit it out.

I felt really good. Everything was on. I was throwing strikes. I was putting the ball where I wanted to put it. It was a real good day for me today. I wasn't actually nervous at all.

This is a great baseball town. I'm 21, so to see a place sold out with everybody into it is unbelievable and fun.