Joe Blanton
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: Joe Blanton #56 of the Philadelphia Phillies walks back to the dugout as he leaves the game in the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on May 29, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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I wanted to get it down on the corner and it just ran right down the middle of the plate
I just threw a lot of pitches down the middle [against the Red Sox] ... Not good results when you do that. When you make mistakes, a lot of times, a lineup like that will make you pay.
Honestly, I just tried to use last night's game to my advantage a little bit ... Hopefully maybe they're coming out a touch lethargic. I don't know if that was the case or not. I had some great plays behind me.More quotes »
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