Word: papelbon
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...bullpen where Papelbon warms up. It’s awesome. It’s the Holy Grail of baseball...
Zailskas, with his brim down to his eyes like Jonathan Papelbon, stayed ahead in counts and mixed his fastball and changeup effortlessly. He retired the first eight batters of the game and struck out three in the first three innings. Though SDSU’s Nick Romero took one deep in the fourth, Zailskas recovered quickly. In the sixth, the starter still looked unstoppable as he retired the first two batters of the inning...
...postseason, metaphorical fists fly as we gloat over our respective teams’ accomplishments and argue over who is the more valuable player: Mike Lowell or Derek Jeter, Mickey Mantle or Teddy Ballgame. But there is one thing we can agree on; we both nominate Manny Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon for 2008 Class Day Speakers...
After all, Harvard students have a lot to learn from these admirable self-starters. For one thing, never underestimate your own brilliance. As Papelbon says: “I set my goals high. If you were going to tell me I would have had 10 saves and not given up a run, I would have believed it. That’s just the way I go about it. It’s not cocky, it’s just confidence.” Ramirez clearly agrees: “Manny being Manny, he’s great man?...
...when success does eventually knock at your door, it’s important to stay grounded. Papelbon points out, “One thing that helped was some advice Curt Schilling gave me before the game: ‘Just breathe. Don’t forget to breathe...