Annemarie Spadafora Quotes

They`ve endured the call-ups, the injuries, and the players who have come up from Double-A to Indianapolis have done a nice job,

That`s quite a difference from the regular season where the development and the major emphasis is, `If today doesn`t go so well, then there`s always tomorrow.`

You`re playing must-win situations with the pressure of succeeding, and there is no tomorrow,

We should be more used to the play. Last year, the younger kids got beat up. But this year, we should be tougher.

We were just letting (Montoya) dribble through the middle, which was bad. He was a good player.

Certainly, the coaches deserve a lot of the credit because they`ve kept these guys going. In addition, the rest of the team has maintained the level of play that`s necessary to be successful.

I think they stepped it up, and we didn`t. They were putting high pressure on us, and we were just falling back.

Competition creates better products, alliances create better companies.

This season has been very gratifying and extremely satisfying as well. The player development system validates itself when players come to the big leagues and not only just get there, but perform well.

Not right now. I don`t think anybody`s going to know who`s the best player or players in the country until next year. Everybody has his own favorites, of course, but it might take until April until there`s some kind of consensus.