Mike Matheny Quotes

It`s not easy to walk out of here right now.

It`s boring for you to write and for people to hear, ... but I just don`t let myself go there, and I hope the other guys don`t, either. We`re responsible for playing every day. To put more emphasis on this game or series, or any other, doesn`t do anyone any good.

It will be nice when he returns. Any team would like him in the lineup. But we`ve been focusing on winning games, and other guys are playing. It would be an insult to them to be thinking of him.

That`s pitching at its most basic, and that`s not a bad thing. It`s amazing he did what he did. It`s been a tough year for him. He`s been through a lot. Still, what`s he got, 12 wins?

You never feel comfortable. You`re constantly making adjustments anyhow, ... It`s such a day-to-day thing because you never know who`s going to be there struggling each day, especially when you`ve got new guys coming in. I`m sure they`ll be new guys (next spring). There will be turnover.

I acknowledged the fact that when they were struggling I was not helping them, so ... ... ... I guess I deserve some praise for helping them now.

It`s just a shame we have such trouble scoring runs for these guys, especially after a first start like that, and he has to walk away with a loss. It`s a shame we couldn`t pull out a win for him.

Those were some of the best pitches he threw all night. Matt just has to realize Todd`s pretty good. He`s done that to people for a long time.

Those are the little things I need to do, ... It was the right play. I had screwed it up twice, so I needed to fix it.

I don`t view it,