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Oliver Perez

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Quotes by Oliver Perez

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I felt really good and I don't understand all the walks. I felt like I was throwing as well as I have all year, but I had problems throwing strikes.
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He's always used that number. He came to me and asked, and I said, 'Yeah.' The number is not special to me. Fifty-nine is the number I first wore in the big leagues, so it was no problem.
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He's such a tough guy in pitching. We're not thinking about winning against Roger Clemens, we were thinking about just seeing him, that it's maybe the last game - and that we won.
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But I'm trying not to think about it too much -- that's what happened last year. I was thinking too much. My mind was lost. I'm trying to focus now on the next game.
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But I feel great. My arm feels strong. I'm trying to think only about making the team and being right for the season. Last year when I came here I hurt my shoulder because my arm wasn't stronger.
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I know Carpenter is a good pitcher. I was trying to go deep into the game, hold them and try to help the team.
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I'm bigger and stronger. Last year, I was just playing catch and running a little bit. This winter, I started pitching in December.
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I'm happy for that opportunity, and I'm going to try to do my best, obviously. I was a little bit surprised. Not surprised because you want to be on the team, and I knew I was. But I thought there were other guys.
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I had a no-hitter, that is why I was so surprised. I want to show what I can do. There's no way I would ever throw at anybody intentionally.
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The fastball is coming, but I'm not thinking about the fastball right now. I'm thinking about the game, and the fastball is going to come.
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