39 Quotes by Cory Lidle

When I was in Oakland, knowing that Billy had played the game meant a lot.

Look, they just went ahead. The math showed we have to win our final four, and they have to go 2-3 in their last five. We're confident that we can do our part. But we're depending on another team to step up.

Since the trade, I was just thinking about this day and mentally preparing to not get too excited. I knew I was going to have some extra adrenalin out there so I was really doing what I needed to do just to stay calm, you know, just try not to do too much.

Right now, he's the key. He's fun to watch.

I don?t know who they have in mind to bring in, but I think it would be beneficial if it was someone who interacted more with the players,

He?s playing like a veteran. He?s a smart guy and puts a lot of thought into every at-bat. When (Jim) Thome went out of the lineup everyone thought it was a big hit to our offense, and Ryan Howard has picked up the slack.

It broke his bat and went 330 feet. I figured it was going to be right there, but it kept back there. It definitely would've been a home run last year.

I think we ended strong as a rotation. As for people picking the Mets (to win the division), you've got to pick someone. Do I take offense to it? No.

I want to win as much as anybody. But what am I supposed to do? Go cry in my apartment for the next two weeks?