Mark Loretta Quotes

I guess that`s the silver lining. The nice thing about our position is we don`t have to watch the scoreboard. It`s interesting, and we`re gonna do it, but if we can take care of business and win, it`s not going to matter.

It was like slow motion. I reached and it was by me. This can be a very humbling game.

I met the team in Minnesota. I pinch-hit against Eddie Guardado and struck out. We came back home and I got my first hit against Kenny Rogers. I got 50 at-bats (batting .260). I was able to have my buddies from college come up and watch me that first month, so it was a pretty special time.

We`d like to open a little bigger lead so we`re not having to take it down to the wire.

He`s a threat, ... just because of his reputation alone.

I was surprised by that. I thought he did a real good job for us. And he had been in a pennant race before.

No conspiracy. I think it`s more coincidence than anything.

We`ve got to get on base and score when we have the opportunity. Even in the five or six hole, I`ll be taking the same approach with the hit-and-run, moving the ball around. That`s how you manufacture runs.

We were winning some games in Pittsburgh and Washington (five of six), just keeping the line moving,

I got called up from New Orleans, actually,