Obviously, I've been pretty consistent. And I've been throwing well. You just hit a speed bump every once in a while. That doesn't mean you stop. You just keep going. This happens to everybody. It's going to happen again.

As soon as it gets cooler out you feel like you want to hit somebody. It's just a game that you can't really forget. I mean it's so much fun getting the pads on and practicing with all the guys. You go into game day and all the excitement about it. The band's playing, just getting in there. Being able to throw passes and command an offense. I mean, everything about it. I love it. I love the sport.

This way you won't go out there and second-guess yourself afterwards, because you already talk about everything. You know what's going on. If you don't execute, you don't execute. But you can't say, 'Oh well, I didn't like the way you were setting up.' The lines of communication are open. It's your fault if you don't tell the catcher you want them.

I was throwing well before that, and hopefully, I'll continue to throw well. Just my arm was dragging a little bit and I was up in the zone more than I usually am.

You realize it's just one game.

It's kind of like, if I wasn't in the game, if I wasn't even part of professional baseball, if it wasn't my job, I'd be excited just for the area. Just knowing we're going to have somebody coming in bringing all these changes, the excitement that he brings is very uplifting. It's fun to be part of it.