Steve Trachsel Quotations

We want to clean up the game. The players who are not doing (steroids) are going to be ecstatic.

Most of us around here would love to throw with the stuff he's got. The main thing is to keep his confidence going and for him to trust his stuff.

Most of us here wish we had his stuff. He just has to keep his head up and trust his stuff and things will start turning around.

I'd just like to know, so I can prepare. Other than the numbers today, I felt great, so pretty much I'm ready to go.

I felt just as good as I did a few days ago, but my location was better today.

I feel like I located the ball real well.

I don't think I've ever pitched on nine days' rest before. I guess we'll see what happens after that.

He would definitely be French. Most of their wines age better and age longer.

He looked like Barry. He's just the fourth guy in their lineup, just as dangerous as a lot of other fourth guys. You don't focus too much on him, or the other eight guys are going to kill you.

We've been to a number of spring trainings together and I've had a chance to watch him progress as a hitter, as a catcher, as a first baseman. He's going to help this team for a lot of years. He really wants to learn and do things the right way.

It had been dead quiet in there until that play.

It happens to a lot of guys. A lot of times New York can be overwhelming, and I've seen a lot of guys, first year they struggle, and second year they kind of take off.

My out pitch varies from game to game. What he has to know is what pitch sequences I like to use, the pitch I use to set up another pitch.

It feels good. I've felt really good for weeks.

I think he's just hoping to get an opportunity. It didn't seem like he ever got a real solid chance in San Diego to show what he can do. I think that's what he's looking forward to most.

I was more worried about Moises Alou, personally, just because of past experience. Moises for me is a guy I've had a lot of trouble with, and I think I've faced him a lot more as well. They are both dangerous, but I think Alou has done a lot more damage against me.

I was more worried about Moises Alou, personally, because of past experience. Both are dangerous but Alou has done more damage to me.

Who is going to cooperate if they go public? You want to help us out and incriminate yourself? And then (MLB will) tell the world you cheated?

Yeah, Pedro drilled me my first time up with an 0-2 pitch. But I got that double.

This start was a lot better than my last start here. Today is the best I've felt.

This was better than the last time I was here. ... It's just a reminder of how quickly I came back. And this is the best I've felt this spring.

What am I going to tell them? Put me in Pedro's spot?

A fastball down to Chipper and that was it. It wasn't belt high or anything like that.

This is a game we probably wouldn't have won last year.

Absolutely. Sometimes the public lumps everybody together, so if one does it everybody does it, and that's not the case.

It wasn't like I was trying to challenge him or anything, I was just trying to pitch to him. I was more worried about Moises Alou from past experiences. Moises is a guy I've had trouble with. They're both dangerous.

I tried to pick David up there, but I wasn't able to do it.

It's not just Chipper, it's all those guys. You can never relax against them.

It's not like I was trying to challenge him or anything. I was just pitching to him. I was more worried about Moises Alou, especially because of my past experience. They're both dangerous, but Alou has done a lot more damage against me.

It's good to be a veteran. It keeps you off the busses.

It's not as strong as it obviously was with Kris and Jae. Jae was on the verge of really taking off. But it's still pretty solid.

It was a mistake. I meant to throw it low and outside and I let it get up. A lot of guys would hit that out.

It varies. Ideally, it should come down to the last week of spring training. Now it's more like a regular-season game in how things would be.

It was a fastball down. No pitch is ever exactly where you want it, but that one wasn't belt high, right down the middle. It's not just Chipper. It's all those guys. You can never relax against them.

This is like April for me, like you just came out of spring training.

I, honest to God, do not know a thing. I have zero understanding of the rules. All I know is that my rehab is over.

In the American League, you're basically sitting and watching between innings. That style, I didn't really care for.

The Cubs didn't provide much. There was a lot of McDonald's and Taco Bell. Guys didn't shop for fruits and vegetables. They used to shop at 7-Eleven.