We are playing pretty well right now and hopefully we will continue that in Chicago. I mentioned the other day how big it was getting Vlad back. He just does so much for our offense. A lot of our success is built on our pitching and defense but it makes it a lot easier when Vlad is in the lineup and we're scoring runs. We did a lot of that during the homestand.
The trip here was smooth. We got in pretty late, after midnight, so I just grabbed a little pizza and had a few beers at the hotel just to settle in. Real low key. I'm sure we'll get out on the town tonight. Chicago is such a great city. I'm sure we'll find something to do after the game tonight.
Today is my bullpen day. I do it the second day after I pitch. Usually it's 10-12 minutes throwing off the mound, working on the things I need to work on, stuff that I didn't think went well in my previous start. I also work on my location. I don't throw many breaking balls during bullpen because it's hard on the arm so I throw mostly fastballs and change ups. I try to get my workouts in before we take batting practice. We stretch for BP at 4:30 when we're home and 5:20 on the road so I'll be at the stadium at 3:00 today. I workout every day and the day after I pitch is always the hardest day. I'll run for 30 minutes to get a sweat and help get the soreness out. I do upperbody after I pitch so yesterday was bench, lat pulldowns, curls, you know the regular upperbody lifting exercises. Then I do what we call the Jobe Program, it's five or six exercises to strengthen the shoulder. It's all light weight stuff that focuses on the rotator cuff. I've been doing that for awhile. Today I'll do legs and long sprints on the treadmill. You go hard for 30 seconds then walk for 30 seconds and keep repeating it for 20 minutes. When I'm done working out I'll go out for BP and shag some balls. The when we come back out I'll grab a seat and take in a ball game.
The trip here was smooth. We got in pretty late, after midnight, so I just grabbed a little pizza and had a few beers at the hotel just to settle in. Real low key. I'm sure we'll get out on the town tonight. Chicago is such a great city. I'm sure we'll find something to do after the game tonight.
Today is my bullpen day. I do it the second day after I pitch. Usually it's 10-12 minutes throwing off the mound, working on the things I need to work on, stuff that I didn't think went well in my previous start. I also work on my location. I don't throw many breaking balls during bullpen because it's hard on the arm so I throw mostly fastballs and change ups. I try to get my workouts in before we take batting practice. We stretch for BP at 4:30 when we're home and 5:20 on the road so I'll be at the stadium at 3:00 today. I workout every day and the day after I pitch is always the hardest day. I'll run for 30 minutes to get a sweat and help get the soreness out. I do upperbody after I pitch so yesterday was bench, lat pulldowns, curls, you know the regular upperbody lifting exercises. Then I do what we call the Jobe Program, it's five or six exercises to strengthen the shoulder. It's all light weight stuff that focuses on the rotator cuff. I've been doing that for awhile. Today I'll do legs and long sprints on the treadmill. You go hard for 30 seconds then walk for 30 seconds and keep repeating it for 20 minutes. When I'm done working out I'll go out for BP and shag some balls. The when we come back out I'll grab a seat and take in a ball game.
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