December 2010
10 posts
“It was the worst thing that could have happened the whole entire year. There was...”
– he really hated that SI cover in ‘09 (via)
“It hasn’t been as bad as I would have thought, attentionwise. Early in the year,...”
– on dealing with the extra attention he received in 2009 (via)
“No, I meant annoying.”
– on fans chanting “Cy Young” in his final home start in 2009. When club officials said he meant “distracting,” Greinke clarified things (via)
“The packing for spring training was a lot more difficult. So that’s probably the...”
– re: married life (via)
“I … hated … it.”
– re: the extra attention given to him after being on the Sports Illustrated cover in 2009
“Before, when someone would recognize me and say ‘Hi’ or tell me I had a good...”
– on his new attitude after undergoing counseling (via)
“The way I was throwing, it wasn’t me throwing. I couldn’t throw a strike. I...”
– describing the moment he realized he had to deal with longstanding emotional issues (via)
“Mizuno gave me a samurai sword for winning the Cy Young. It’s awesome. … I’m...”
– Zack Greinke after winning his 2009 AL Cy Young Award. Please, for the love of all that is good, let Greinke win the 2011 NL Cy Young and give him some more quote fuel.
Somehow I missed this quote the first time around, but thanks to the good men at the Kansas City Star, some of Greinke’s greatest...
“I told my wife it was probably the happiest I’ve been since I got drafted,...”
– re: trade to Milwaukee / getting out of Kansas City
“I think I made that decision to put them on the list too quickly; I didn’t think...”
– on why he took the Brewers off his no-trade list and accepted a trade to Milwaukee 