Pitch Quotes

Zito has pitched a lot of good games, but I know if I've ever seen him pitch a better game. Everything was working for him. Bart matched him pitch for pitch, but we couldn't come up with any offense. - Mike Scioscia

Zambrano pitched a great game tonight. He kept them off-balance and got a couple hits tonight. - Nomar Garciaparra

Zach pitched pretty well. It was nice to see him throw that well in his first time out. - Rod Schwarz

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 Duke showed us last year, and in his first start, what type of pitcher he is. - Jim Tracy

Zach Duke deserves to pitch the home opener in Pittsburgh. He's earned that right. - 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 still got to respect and fear Barry Bonds. He can do great things, even if he hasn't seen a live pitch. - Brett Tomko

You've gotta believe teams need pitching out there. - Dean Treanor