Kevin Correia Quotations

Making the rotation is my goal. Today I was able to get ahead of most of the hitters and that makes for short innings. That's been a problem for me the past few years.

I feel like I can pitch at the major-league level and I think they know that.

That was definitely the toughest send down I've had in the 10 to 15 times I've been sent down. I'll just see if I can come in and fill in the best I can.

The other springs I kinda knew beforehand that I probably was gonna be sent down. ... It was definitely the toughest send-down I've had out of the 10-15 times I've been sent down.

I've always liked starting better than relieving. That's what I want to do. As far as I'm concerned, that's the goal of my career. I've tried relieving. If that's what I need to do, I'll do it, but I'm shooting to be a starter. I've done it for most of my career. I like being in the game longer. I'm a 'feel' pitcher. Once I get through the first inning I feel better, and I work off that. A relief pitcher, one inning is all he gets.

They've been preaching that to me over and over, and now it's beginning to stick.

I'm throwing a lot of strikes, hitting my spots and getting quick outs -- that's the important thing for me.

I hadn't pitched in a game in a couple of weeks, and I didn't know where it was going. My mechanics were bad; I was rusty as could be. I just didn't have a good feel for the game. I could understand a little rust, but it wasn't what I was looking for.

It's very important. We won't even have a Major League season unless we do it here first. It's a good time to do well if I want to make this team, and I feel if I can get a couple more good outings, hopefully it'll be good enough to get me on.

I gave up the home run to Wright which cost me but I've given up a few home runs. I'm not going to try to pitch around guys.

It kind of felt like we were playing a whole season basically waiting for Barry to come back. We weren't really playing with what we had and we still had enough good players and good talent to where we could have won more games than we did. ... It's going to be nice to have if Barry does stay healthy all year. Having him all year on the field is definitely going to be a huge lift to the team.

It started off well. I wish I had ended better.

It's a great competition, and that's all you can ask for. I'm feeling great this spring, and I want to make the team in whatever role I get.