Mark Mulder Quotes

He`s unbelievably talented. I saw him for five years in the American League. He`s got as good a stuff as anybody.

We were talking about him the other day. He could be starting for 25 major league teams. It`s tough. But you don`t want to be frustrated by it. You go out and do your thing and whatever happens, happens.

Izzy told me the first time you`re traded or released and go somewhere else is the hardest. After that, it`s no problem. I can now understand why people say that. It wasn`t hard making an adjustment. It was just different.

I don`t see that the strike zone as different. I don`t see that there`s any stigma of American or National League as a player. The only real difference I see is that, in the American League, seven guys in the lineup will swing for homers. In the National, it`s only about four. The rest of them will hit the other way or do whatever.

I`m looking for someone who is going to be open to the public. It`s got to be black and white with us. That seems to be something that a lot of politicians just don`t understand. Mayor Munson, quite honestly, could have been more open.

I don`t care what start you pick last year, it felt better today.

I`d rather see the guy out there now. He always did an unbelievable job as a closer, but you never exactly knew how he was going to get there. He`d get it done, but he did it differently. Now Izzy takes the approach that it`s fine to throw three pitches and get three outs. That helps him be more durable.

I can get full extension in my arms and move it from side to side. It only hurts when I tilt it back and look up. I`ll have to see how it feel tomorrow.

Compared to what it was yesterday, it`s 100 percent better, but it`s still not good enough. I still can`t quite look far enough to pick up the catcher.

A lot of people thought I didn`t like St. Louis. I loved it. Don`t get me wrong. I loved Oakland. But the year I had in St. Louis - with the fans, the city and the baseball atmosphere - was so much fun. What could be better than that? It`s a great team moving into a new stadium. I can`t say enough about the situation.