Aaron Harang Quotes

"We had a very efficient spring. We came in, we took care of business, we got our work done and we got out of there. It makes you want to work harder to get it right from the get-go. If we get it right, we're going to be done with our work and get out of there."

"I think of myself more as a control pitcher. I can get it up in the mid-90s every once in a while, but I just try to change speeds and hit my spots."

"I ran out of juice. I've fighting a bug the last couple of days."

"I hit it off the end of the bat. I hurt my hands."

"The second at-bat, on the home run, I was trying to go in, and the ball ran out over the inner half of the plate. That's his power zone. Give him credit. He's fast, and he's out there trying to get on base, but he can hit for power."

"It would be an honor. This is the oldest franchise."

"The best place to work on it is down here. What it does is, it gets you in a habit and gets your comfort level with doing something new."

"I'm just trying not to throw a lot of pitches and keep my team in the game as long as possible. I've just been trying to get out of my starts with minimum damage. Even when you don't have your best stuff, pitching is about getting out of tough situations without your best stuff."

"I was trying to find my release point and do a couple of little different things with my mechanics. [The shoulder] was telling me it doesn't like it. I'm not worried about it."

"Those are three of the toughest outs in baseball."

"It's an honor for anybody, especially here, the oldest franchise in major league baseball."

"I get excited. I just don't show a lot of emotion."

"I get excited. I just don't show a lot of emotion. But I'm happy to get a win, especially against those guys. Tough game yesterday."

"I wanted to make sure I got my work in today. I'm happy I got through five. My energy went in that sixth inning."

"It's an honor for anybody to get the ball the first game of the season. I'm excited about it. I'm going to go out there and try to keep my composure. I know the adrenaline is going to be going."

"It?s an honor for anybody to get the ball for the first game of the season. I know the adrenaline is going to be going. The fans are so intense, especially on opening day, it?s a whole different atmosphere. The whole city takes it very personal."

"You're always trying to one-up the guy that threw the night before. It's great to be able to sit back and watch the guys do their thing - get outs and throw well. It's something we've struggled with the past couple years, and we just have to go out and keep attacking the opposing hitters."

"No. That's just one of those things about the game that's weird. One week you can not have it and the next week you come out and throw well."

"He can fly. It was a flash of green running around the bases."

"With the offense we have, all you have to worry about is (making) your pitches. We know the offense is going to score."