Leaguers Quotes

I don't like going 180 at-bats without a home run, but this game is tough... If it was easy, there would be more than 750 [Major Leaguers] in the world. You know, it's a tough game, it's a battle. It felt good to contribute to a big win tonight. That was the big thing. - Kevin Millar

He made everyone else look like Little Leaguers. The way things were going for him, he should've stopped in Vegas on his way home (from Phoenix) because he'd be a rich, rich man. - Lenny DiNardo

He fought pretty hard. They had a lot of flares and Texas Leaguers. This gives us a good reference of where we are. - Bill Buscetto

Frankly, it wasn't a conscious choice to go after big leaguers. They became available to us and they're good guys who can play well. One of the things that we've always done here I've always built a team for playoffs in April. Part of that is having players with experience and the guile to get it done when it's (crunch) time. That's what we're looking for. - Charlie Dowd

[EXTRA BASES:@ RHP Ryan Drese probably will have shoulder surgery Sept. 12 or 13, team doctor Bruce Thomas said. Drese could be sidelined three months, Thomas said, or as long as into early next season, depending on how badly torn his labrum is. ... RHP Esteban Loaiza will start Sunday against Philadelphia on short rest, with RHP Livan Hernandez pitching Monday's series opener against Florida. ... Three minor leaguers called up by the Nationals arrived a few hours before Friday's first pitch: outfielders Kenny Kelly and Brandon Watson, and infielder Rick Short, who flirted with hitting .400 at Triple-A New Orleans. Short was batting .400 as late as Aug. 19 no minor leaguer has finished a season above that mark since Aaron Pointer hit .402 in 1961 and wound up at .383.] I experienced firsthand how hard it is... Just to make a run at it was fun. - Rick Short