Mike Hampton
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"Michael William Hampton" is an American former professional baseball player. Hampton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1993 through 2010. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Hampton is a two-time MLB All-Star. He won five Silver Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award. He was the NLCS MVP/Most Valuable Player of the 2000 National League Championship Series, and he pitched in the 2000 World Series for the Mets.

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I'm pretty excited with the way I feel, and I'm ready to take it to the next step, whatever that may be.

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My location wasn't tremendous, but it was pretty good, ... I had pretty good command of my breaking ball, which was a surprise. But I'm definitely happy with the way my body feels.

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It isn't etched in stone that I'm coming out of the pen yet. We've had some discussions.

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My location wasn't tremendous, but it was pretty good. I had pretty good command of my breaking ball, which is a surprise. I'm definitely happy with the way my body feels after that session.

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I don't care what I do, as long as I'm involved in the outcome of a game.

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If you'd told me I'd have these problems from the first month of the season, I'd have told you were crazy. But you can't dwell on it. Right now, I feel pretty good. I feel like I can help this team.

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I'm ready to take it to the next step, whatever that might be. If they want me to throw another one of these (simulated games), or if they want to try to find a spot for me down the road to pitch.

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I'm disappointed my body won't let me do what I want to do, that it won't let me pitch and compete. We've got to see what's wrong, so I don't have to battle with this for the next three years.

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