Boston Red Sox
Paul Byrd says he's happy to be here
07:57 AM EDT on Thursday, August 14, 2008
BOSTON -- Right-hander Paul Byrd, obtained in a trade with Cleveland on Tuesday, made his first appearance in the Red Sox clubhouse.
“I’m still spinning a little bit,” said Byrd, who will start tomorrow night at Fenway against Toronto, a team he beat last Sunday in his final start with the Indians.
“I’m excited to put on this uniform, walk around the clubhouse and meet guys. I’ve never pitched in a World Series. I’ve wanted to do that since I was a little boy. It’s great to be in a place where that might happen,” he said.
Last October, Fenway Park was not such a happy place for Byrd and the Indians. With Cleveland set to take on Boston in the deciding Game Seven of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 21 with a berth in the World Series on the line, Byrd’s name was mentioned in an HGH story on the morning of that crucial game, causing a distraction in the visitors’ clubhouse. Byrd eventually was summoned by Major League Baseball in the offseason to talk about his involvement with the steroid, and MLB was satisfied with what it heard, electing not to suspend the veteran pitcher.
“There was a whole lot to go through,” said Byrd. “I said my piece. I wrote a book that addressed it in the last chapter. I won’t run and hide from talking about it, but I’ve turned the page and moved on.”
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