David Price Red Sox Postgame 2 He's a Hitter That's Done Some Good Damage Against Me in His Career
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MLB World Series: Dodgers vs Red Sox Wednesday, October 24, 2018 David Price Red Sox postgame 2 He's a hitter that's done some good damage against me in his career. That's the first hitter I faced in a Red Dodgers - 2 Red Sox - 4 Sox uniform. And that was my first hitter in Spring Training in 2016. Waxed a double off the Monster in Ft. Q. Yesterday you talked about a lighter feeling that Myers. So to be able to control him tonight that was you were carrying just because of your recent big. success. How did that manifest itself today in terms of getting ready and in terms of being out Q. Alex was just here a few minutes ago and said there? you were, in his words, really into it tonight. And DAVID PRICE: I just tried to keep it the same. Same he mentioned you speaking to an umpire between as in Houston, the same as in every other game. Don't innings, and also a smile on your face when you put any added pressure or anything of that nature. finished off the sixth inning. Can you speak to Just go out there and throw strikes and execute pitches that. And were you really as into it as he and rely on my defense, and that's what we were able suggests? to do. DAVID PRICE: Yeah, sure. I mean, it's the World Series. If you're not into it, you should probably go Q. Talk about how the guys extended that two-out home. So I was into it. rally to get two runs for you there. DAVID PRICE: I think we've been a very good offense Q. I'm curious about the song you used for the all year long with two outs. And that's tough to do, walk-up. Is there a reason you picked that song? whenever that pitcher is one pitch away from being out DAVID PRICE: I've come out to it for quite a while now. of an inning, and be able to have nobody on base with It's a song that Swihart sung to me the night before I two outs and to start a rally like that, that can deflate pitched. He said, "You should walk out to this." I teams, so that's huge. listened to it, I loved it, walked out to it, end of story. Q. Fourth inning, after you hadn't allowed a hit Q. You were talking about you felt like you got over through the first three innings, bases loaded, no a hump with the win in Houston. What does one out, to get out of that with just the two runs, winning a World Series game mean in the career what do you and your son think of that, how context? important that was? DAVID PRICE: It's huge. This is the biggest stage in DAVID PRICE: That was very important. I just told baseball. There's no other stage that's going to be myself to continue to make pitches. I made a lot of bigger than pitching in a World Series game, unless it's good pitches that inning. They hit some. Took some. Game 7 of the World Series. To be able to do that, it That was a tough inning, it could have spun out of feels good, for sure. I'm pumped for myself, pumped control pretty fast. And it's been one of my Achilles for all my teammates and coaches for us to be two heels especially in the playoffs and even in the regular wins away, and I'm 2-0 right now in the World Series, season, is that big inning. Being able to stop it at two that's a good feeling. right there after the Puig hit to center, that was big for us. Q. So you've been here three full years now, what's it like at Fenway Park in late October when you win Q. I guess sort of on that topic, after you allowed a game? the two runs, you locked it down from there. For DAVID PRICE: Cold (laughter). the third time through the order, did you change anything in terms of your sequencing at that point Q. Nights like tonight, is this why you decided to or was it just that you were that sharp at that come to the Red Sox years ago? And is it sweeter point? for you given the adversity and the disappointment DAVID PRICE: No, I was pretty sharp. My fastball with the injury last year and stuff that you've had to command, that's the key for me. Fastball command is overcome to get to this point? always the key. And it started from pitch one to Dozier. Rev #1 by #178 at 2018-10-25 04:11:00 GMT page 1 of 2 DAVID PRICE: Yeah, I mean, 108 wins in the regular season, beating the Yankees in the ALDS, and beating the reigning champs in the ALCS and being up 2-0, this is part of the reason I came here, absolutely. We won the AL East the last three years and a Boston team had never won it back-to-back years; it blows me away. For us to do it three times and be where we are right now, that's absolutely the reason why I came here. Q. Seeing how much of the story line going into the postseason was about your October, but also about Clayton Kershaw's. I wonder if you know him at all from All-Star Games or anywhere else, and what sympathy you might have from him, given you have been the two that dealt with this unfortunate label for so long? DAVID PRICE: He'll be fine. He's a Hall of Famer. He'll be fine. Q. You mentioned yesterday about in the spring, you talked about winning the Grapefruit and everything that AC was talking about. What's it been like to get to this year? You've watched him operate as a manager and get this squad to where they are now. DAVID PRICE: He's been awesome. Starting before Spring Training even started, carrying through Spring Training games and then through 162 games and through the playoffs, he hasn't changed. He hasn't altered either way. He hasn't gotten too low or too high. When I see him in the dugout, he's just walking around having conversations with guys. Sometimes it's about baseball and what's going on and sometimes it's completely different stuff, not baseball related. And for him to be able to separate the two with everybody in our clubhouse, that's very unique. Q. On the length of games, tonight's game was the quickest of the postseason. Do these games seems longer to you than when you started your career? And did tonight's go by any faster? DAVID PRICE: I think there's three minutes in between innings for commercials and every pitch is so big, you're not going to go out there and rush through pitches. You're taught ever since you were a little kid to be able to slow the game down, and now baseball wants to speed it up. I don't care, I'm taking my time. I know I'm slow. Rev #1 by #178 at 2018-10-25 04:11:00 GMT page 2 of 2.