32 Quotes by Eric Gagne

That was my best time in baseball there. He's the best ever.

I was pleased, especially with the hitters in there. I was under control, staying inside myself and throwing about 80 percent. The ball was going where I wanted it to, which is a big thing.

We haven't seen a lot of relievers win that award, so I was a little worried,

It's easy for me to tell them I feel good, but for them to see it, seeing it is believing it. It should be really good for their confidence. I never throw like that this early. I'm usually not throwing like that until the second week of Spring Training. I feel great. I'm ahead of where I'd usually be, but I'm coming back from injury. I have to make sure I don't rush it. I need to see how it reacts as we get closer.

It is tough losing the guys we did, ... But we have the best pitching in the division and pitching is the name of the game.

It's not a step back, it's a step forward. When you don't do good, that's when you go in and make adjustments. You've got to learn from it, and you've got to know where your mechanics are and what you need to do to make that adjustment.

The fans mean everything, ... The feeling I get when I pitch is amazing. It's the best feeling. Words can't describe it. The fans mean so much.

I'm not bitter. That's the business side of it. There's no hard feeling, ... Now, it's going to be a different story.

I'm very disappointed because I thought this would be behind us. It was a decision where I wanted to be 100 percent and be myself and enjoy it because I can't pitch with that kind of pain.