Marcus Stroman reflects on outing, reacts to Soto & Judge

Published: Aug 10, 2024 Duration: 00:02:48 Category: Sports

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STROMAN WITH JUSTIN AND THE MEDIA. >> Justin: MARCUS, WHAT DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE ON TODAY? >> I FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, I FELT LIKE WELLSY WAS DOING A GREAT JOB MIXING. YEAH, JUST FELT CONFIDENT, FELT LIKE I WAS MAKING GOOD PITCHES WHEN I NEEDED TO, FELT LIKE I WAS BACK IN MY GROOVE A LITTLE BIT. DEFINITELY GOOD TO GET THE WIN. >> Justin: THEY HAD A LOT OF EARLY SWINGS ON YOU, HOW DID YOU PLAY THAT IN TO YOUR BENEFIT? >> I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WHEN I'M GOING PRETTY WELL I FEEL LIKE I'M USUALLY GETTING EARLY SWINGS, MY SINKER IS USUALLY KEEPING THEM ON THE GROUND OR MY MOVEMENT IN THE ZONE KEEPING THEM OFF THE BARREL, SO WHILE MY BEST I'M PITCHING IN THE ZONE PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY. >> HOW EARLY DID THE FEEL YOU WERE STAYING OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATE? >> DIDN'T, FELT LIKE A NORMAL GAME FROM THE BEGINNING, BASEBALL JUST PLAYS OUT DIFFERENTLY SOMETIMES, I'M NOT SOMEONE WHO EVER LOSES CONFIDENCE REGARDLESS OF A FEW OUTINGS, MY CONFIDENCE IS PRETTY STUCK THERE WHERE IT IS. REGARDLESS OF WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH. SO I GO OUT THERE WITH THE SAME CONFIDENCE EACH AND EVERY START LIKE I SAID, SOMETIMES IT GOES YOUR WAY AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T. >> WHEN YOU MADE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BULLPEN SESSIONS WAS TODAY A DAY LIKE WHAT YOU IMAGINED, EPIVISIONED? >> YEAH. YEAH, I MEAN THIS GAME IS USUALLY US GETTING TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE WE FEEL GOOD. IT'S HARD TO BE RESULTS' BASED SOMETIMES BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL, BUT YEAH, A LOT OF WORK IN BETWEEN THE START, OBVIOUSLY WITH BLAKEY, DESMONDY, SHOUT OUT TO THEM FOR HELPING ME GET IT RIGHT, MY TRAINER NICKY. LIKE I SAID, IT'S HARD OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR TO BE SO DIALED IN MECHANICALLY, YOU GO THROUGH SPURTS SO I'M GLAD TO LOCK IT BACK IN WHERE I NEED TO BE. >> WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE BULLPEN GETTING READY? >> JUST A LOT OF THINGS, I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME TEN YEARS SO I FEEL I KNOW MY BODY WHEN I'M OFF, A LOT OF IT REVERTS TO THE WEIGHT ROOM. IT COMES DOWN TO FEEL FOR ME, FEELING A CERTAIN WAY ON THE MOUND MECHANICALLY, THEN ONCE I FEEL THAT WAY I CAN CONFIDENTLY DELIVER ANY PITCH TO THE PLATE, SO JUST GETTING BACK TO THAT. [INAUDIBLE QUESTION] >> YEAH. YEAH, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT RESULTS BASED, DEFINITELY MAKING STRIDES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT YEAH, I FEEL CONFIDENT. >> MARCUS, WHAT IS IT LIKE IN THE DUGOUT WHEN JUAN SOTO AND AARON JUDGE HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS IN THIS BUILDING? >> I MEAN IT'S SPECIAL, I TRULY THINK WE'RE WITNESSING HISTORY, I THINK WE TAKE FOR IT GRANTED A LITTLE BIT JUST BECAUSE EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, HOW INCREDIBLE THEY ARE EACH AND EVERY DARRICK IT'S EASY TO JUST KIND OF THINK THAT THAT'S EXPECTED, BUT THESE GUYS ARE ON -- IT'S HARD TO EVEN PUT IN WORDS WHAT THEY'RE DOING THIS YEAR, IT ALMOST BECOMES NORMAL BECAUSE YOU HOW INCREDIBLE THEY ARE BUT IT'S NOT, WHAT JUDGE AND SOTO ARE DOING IT'S TRULY SPECIAL, IT'S HISTORIC. SO THANKFUL FOR THOSE GUYS, I THINK IT CREATES A LOT OF HAVOC

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