Erik Bedard Is In Midseason Form

by Jeff Sullivan on Feb 24, 2009 9:12 PM PST in Seattle Mariners Regular News

Via ESPN, via the Fanshots:

"It was pretty good," Bedard said of his first work against hitters since surgery Sept. 26 to remove a cyst from his pitching shoulder and cut away some tissue.
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Asked if he felt healthy, Bedard said, "Yep."
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Asked this month what the difference is between now and last year, he said simply: "It just doesn't hurt."

When RRS was asked a question by a kid on his blog about tips for growing up to become a Major League ballplayer, he replied with 174 words. When Erik Bedard was asked three questions about his first game action since shoulder surgery, he replied with nine.

Asked if he felt healthy, Bedard said, "Yep."

I love you, Erik. Never change.

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Asked this month what the difference is between now and last year, he said simply: “It just doesn’t hurt.”

The man knows exactly what to say. Actually, I’d cut the just, but that’s it.

It’s hell on the reporters, but relative to what we’re accustomed to hearing out of professional athletes, and the various stock quotes, I like its directness.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Feb 24, 2009 9:24 PM PST reply actions

The "just" bothers me too

It’s the only thing keeping Erik from 100% efficiency.

by Jeff Sullivan on Feb 24, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions

Athletes who always want to talk about themselves = assholes.

Athletes who never want to talk about themselves = assholes!

You rock, Erik.

by Teej on Feb 24, 2009 9:34 PM PST reply actions

Can we have...

Thursdays with Erik Bedard now?

It's the economy, Manny!

by section331 on Feb 24, 2009 9:51 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Writes itself.

by Teej on Feb 24, 2009 9:51 PM PST up reply actions

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

This was my though too

Make it happen!

by mariners124m on Feb 24, 2009 9:52 PM PST up reply actions

Thursdays with Erik Bedard and Jim Street.

by BrianL on Feb 24, 2009 9:53 PM PST up reply actions

I approve of this idea.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 25, 2009 7:54 AM PST up reply actions

This needs to happen.

I was just getting into that feature when he was traded.

by J_G on Feb 24, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions

Clearly if you want this feature

You need to rec the post.

by appleshampoo on Feb 25, 2009 9:22 PM PST up reply actions

No, wait, it's the new, improved Erik Bedard!

he is supposed to be on KJR wednesday aft. Like in an actual interview situation.

and I hear he has actually been seen signing autographs for fans.

by msb on Feb 24, 2009 10:16 PM PST reply actions

He doesn't sign autographs

He just initials them.

by Indigo_Satellite on Feb 24, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

This I would tune in for.

by royalcurve on Feb 24, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions

Bedard thinks the Elders of Zion rule the world

by lemonverbena on Feb 24, 2009 10:58 PM PST reply actions

We do

who told him?

by Bearskin Rugburn on Feb 25, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions

I feel like a reporter talking to Erik Bedard is what anyone who doesn't know me talking to me is like.

And therefore, Erik Bedard is my favorite (behind Jose Lopez, who is amazing.)

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Feb 25, 2009 12:51 AM PST reply actions

Wierd.

I tuned in KJR on the bus home, and there was a veritable chatty-cathy on-air, who I slowly realized had a faint Quebecois accent. I may have to go hunt up the podcast to find just what the new, gabby Erik Bedared had to say.

by msb on Feb 25, 2009 5:51 PM PST reply actions