NL DIVISION SERIES: METS v DIAMONDBACKS

October 8, 1999

Rick Reed

RICK REED: Well, it was pretty exciting looking out there and seeing all those fans, pardon my voice, I am a little horse, but it was, I guess you can say a dream come true.

RICK REED: Yelling from the 6th inning on. (laughs).

RICK REED: Yeah, I think I can. I tell you, it was -- I think spending those two times on the D. L. List this year was the big blessing in the sky for me. Really don't have a lot of innings under my belt, but I feel strong and I think that is what helped me throughout the end of the year.

RICK REED: Well, we have won a lot of ball games with Todd Pratt, and Todd did a great job again tonight. Any time that Mike is needed a day off or he has been had a little injury or whatever, you know, Todd stepped right in there and done a great job and he did it again tonight.

RICK REED: I really don't think anybody looked into that. Like I said, we all know Todd can catch. We all know he can call a good game. You know, no one really focused on. That it was just go out and leave it out all on the field. That is what we did.

RICK REED: Al has been on me a little bit because I always told him that I never show emotion, but I guess I am showing a little bit my past two or three starts, so, maybe he is converting me, I don't know.

RICK REED: I struggled a little bit with my curve ball tonight. As you can ask Turner Ward with that, I like to have that pitch back, but other than that, I think the stuff was there. I really wasn't hitting my spots like I did the other night, but when I had to make a pitch, I made it and got out of some jams, so it was there. I wanted to come in yesterday and play a little catch, do a little running but I ended up taking the whole day off. I think that might have had a little something to do with it.

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