26 Quotes by Alan Embree

I made the pitch. He went the other way with it, and it found the gap.

I never felt 100 percent last year. My elbow felt better the second the surgery was over. I'm healthier than I've felt in years.

I'm just trying to show these guys I can be an important part of the bullpen. I had a rough first half, but I think Joe knows from the times I've competed against him that I am a competitor. If I'm right, I can help.

I have no ill feelings, I just want to do well against them and show them they made the wrong decision. I'd like to show management that they should have held onto me.

I have to ill feeling toward (the Red Sox). But I'd like to do well. I'd like to show management they made a mistake.

But I really wanted to get back to the Padres.

If I go out with that kind of stuff for the rest of the year, something good has to happen.

The confidence to beat the Yankees developed over a few years, ... Finally, we got to where we knew we could play with these guys, but at the same time, we knew that if we were going to play with the Yankees, we were going to have to play our best game, because they weren't going to give any slack. Now it's the same way here. These are two good teams who are going to go at it hard, and it's going to be entertaining, no matter which side you're on.