Inning Quotes

Marriage is like a pack of cards. In the beginning it was hearts and a diamond, now all I'm wanting in my hand is a club and a spade. - Unknown

Zach Duke, uncharacteristic of him, threw 46 pitches in the first two innings [of his first start]. The difference was the damage wasn't as significant. - Jim Tracy

Zach (Hedges) started out a little shaky. But then he settled down and only threw 66 pitches through six innings. That is phenomenal. - Todd Abbott

You've just got to keep giving them confidence, saying, look, we're just getting started. We're going to peak at the end, not peak at the beginning. - Shep Harris

You've got to win. Especially a game against Philadelphia. You're looking at the standings and you want to climb. That's our main concern right now is winning our own games. - Zach Parise

You've got to think about winning, because everybody thinks about winning playing on this tour. If you're within two or three at the turn, maybe you have a chance. - John Senden

You've got to think about the fact that we were able to knock 'em off in a big comeback in the beginning of the (2004) season. So I don't think they really fully got over that yet. - Steven Jackson

You've got to take your hat off to her (Armstrong). She goes three for three, gets the game-winning hit and pitches a complete game. - Mike Harper

You've got to take it in a positive way. I think he did that because he wanted the team to get better. What do you prefer? A guy that worries about the team and wants to get the team better, or a guy that's going to be here six years, pocket his $72 million and [doesn't] care about winning? - Luis Matos

You've got to string hits together at the right time. You could get 16 hits, two hits in eight innings, and not score any runs. It's about getting hits at the right time. - Aaron Rowand