A biography for Chris Salehasn’t been written yet.
“Peripheral stats don't matter in this game. I know people love to crunch numbers and talk about this and that. They're flashy, they're cool, but at the end of the day, they don't matter. They really don't.”
“I have very high expectations for myself. I demand a lot from myself.”
“I can sit around and pout about my elbow blowing up and missing games or I accept that I can't change it. I can't go back in the past.”
“I've had a lot of people pushing me in the right direction, teammates, family and coaches.”
“Yeah, nothing better than pitching at Yankee Stadium.”
“I'm a baseball player and showing up to a baseball field to not do anything baseball related... It's not fun. It takes its toll on you.”
“Don Cooper, my pitching coach in Chicago, he was the best for me for the start of my career. I will always appreciate our relationship and what he did for me.”
“I was able to get through most of my career doing what I love to do and helping my team win.”
“What my teammates, what my family, what my coaches think about me, that's first and foremost.”
“Velo comes and goes... For me, I worry about, 'What are the reactions of the hitters? How are they responding?'”
“No matter how hard you throw it or what you've got out there, you've just got to find a way to compete. For me, I think it's just keeping the ball down, locating my fastball and keeping it on the corners.”
“I hardly ever read anything about myself because it's all distractions.”
“For me, pitching is pitching. Strike one, strike two, strike three, get them out.”
“They say, someone has Tommy John, they have a bad elbow. Obviously, I did, but it stems from other things.”
“I'm not going to be reading as much about everything as probably the next guy. I'm really more focused on the between-the-lines stuff. That's what I signed up for. That's what I look forward to. That's what I live for, playing the game of baseball.”
“Other than your win-loss record for your team, every other stat doesn't matter.”
“I've said it a million times, I don't care what the radar gun says, I'm going to go out there and try to find a way to get outs. That's my job.”
“As a starting pitcher your job is to answer the phone when it rings and fill up innings all the other stats will fall into place an be what they are.”
“I appreciate the fans of baseball, and especially Boston fans. Just like me, they have high expectations and they'll let you know when you're not doing what they want you to do.”
“I'm going to continue to work. I'm going to continue to grind.”