Adam Wainwright
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"Adam Parrish Wainwright" is an Americans/American professional baseball starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Atlanta Braves selected him at 29th overall in the first round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft/2000 amateur draft from Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Georgia. His performance in the Minor League Baseball/minor leagues made him regarded as one of the Braves' top pitching prospects. The Braves traded him to the Cardinals after the 2003 season, receiving outfielder J. D. Drew in a deal which has since been considered lopsided in favor of the Cardinals. Wainwright made his MLB debut on September 11, 2005, against the New York Mets.

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As long as they say bullpen in St. Louis, then I'm all for it. I still think of myself as a starter. ... But this is a good change because it's giving me a big-league opportunity I wouldn't have had as a starter.

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I think the years of toiling around in the minors have really helped.

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It was nice of Jason to let me start that game. He didn't have to let me do that. It was nice to get a start.

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For the most part my year went pretty good. I had a couple abysmal starts that really ruined my stats. You can't have those. I need to show them I can be consistent with my pitches.

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I try to not to think about the pressure. I don't want any more pressure on me. I just want to pitch my best and then put the ball in their hands. That way I can make the team by pitching my best.

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Today, I really struggled staying back on the rubber and getting the ball down. But when I did, you know, I was able to do that in key situations and make key pitches, so I've just got to be more consistent with that.

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I learned a lot from him.

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I go in thinking about whatever they'll let me do at the big-league level. You never know what happens. This is a funny game. Obviously, I've always been a starter. I love to start. But I also loved my time in the big leagues, and that's going to come first right now. I'm happy with whatever role they'll let me have at the big-league level.

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I think I can do way better. I'm not real pleased with today. I got out of some situations and pitched well when I needed to. It was not the start I was looking for, but there is a lot to learn from it.

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