48 Quotes by Jeff Francis

What helps us as young guys is we're not intimidated by anybody. We leave it all on the field.

When I executed my pitches I had success, ... I can learn a lot from that.

Solo home runs usually don't hurt you. But when there's four they do.

Never have I had an outing where I missed by so much so often. I couldn't find my release point.

I guess I did have a good first inning, which is something I didn't do a lot last year, so that's a good sign.

I don't know what I expected at this point of the year, but I do know if I'm not pitching well, I'm not going to be satisfied. I have won 11 games, but there were six weeks left in the season and I had 11 wins, so I should have more. I'm not looking for any way to justify what's happened.

I couldn't make that adjustment (earlier in the season) to get through a game. The good thing (Wednesday) is, I made adjustments. I wasn't perfect, but it was something and I was able to keep the game from getting out of hand.

I have struggled before like this in the minor leagues. The difference is that major-league hitters are better and don't miss mistakes.

He makes me feel more comfortable on the mound than any other catcher ever has. For a guy who hasn't been in the majors very long, he's very knowledgeable. There was a game late last year when I was struggling. He told me in the dugout, 'Just forget about the mechanics, just go out there and compete.' Now, I'm a guy who's always thinking about mechanics, but that rang true for me that day. He knows how to handle pitchers.