29 Quotes by Gil Meche

I wasn't trying to strike anyone out, not until I got two outs. I just couldn't get them to put the ball on the ground for a double play.

When you give up a six-run lead in the first inning, that's atrocious. I was looking for some pitches and I just couldn't find them. After that first inning, I thought I settled down.

When I was throwing in the bullpen, I felt great,

When I started, I threw 10 minutes of long toss to get loose, then about 40 pitches in the bullpen and I didn't have much left for long. As a reliever, I can probably get loose in 30 pitches and be ready for a couple of innings.

Before, I was feeling something when I'd pull my body through the delivery. We taped it up a little today, and it felt great.

Did I wear myself out in the bullpen? I don't know. I don't think so. I never have before. I've never gone from feeling like I did in the bullpen to feeling like I did out there on the mound.

Early in the season, you want to go out there, get your innings in and make a good start and keep us in the game. That's what everyone has done for us so far.

the wind was maybe 20 miles an hour, not much. It was much worse to the east.

After missing a full month, I'm just not ready to start, and I think I proved that Sunday in Detroit. I pitched well out of the bullpen for two innings in Toronto, so the manager and I talked about it, and that's what I'll do the rest of the week here.