125 Quotes by Chris Carpenter

It's exciting, no question about it, to be able to go out and be on this stage and compete with the best players there is and have a chance for the ultimate goal, and that's to win the World Series. You know, it's been fun and exciting.

It's a simple pitch to throw if you grasp the concept,

I try not to let it enter my mind because, again, we've got a long way to go, ... We've got a month left. I've got to go out and continue to compete for the rest of the month, and our main goal is to give ourselves a chance to be in the playoffs.

It was frustrating last year not to be a part of it, but you know, I'm excited about it and looking forward to tomorrow night and competing against a quality club. These guys have been playing well and they have got a good team and we've got to go and play our best baseball.

It was a strange night. I put good swings on two balls and hit them hard. It was nice, but it would have been nice to win.

It's a great feeling, ... There's not a lot of people that come from this area, never mind play in the big leagues.

I told my wife I didn't want to do it anymore, ... I wanted to come home.

It's all in your mind, ... It has nothing to do with how much rest you have. Concentrating on what you're doing, that's what makes you successful.

It only happened twice. But they weren't going to take a chance.