27 Quotes by Ian Snell

I feel good right now. I'm getting my swagger back. ... That's very important, because if I don't have it, I'll get beat around like I did the first couple of games.

I faced Chris Carpenter in my last start, and he's probably going to win the Cy Young Award, so it didn't faze me at all.

He takes his time with everybody, does everything a pitching coach should do. If you're doing something wrong, he'll wait until you're done or wait until after the game, and he'll tell you. That's what you want. You don't want to tell somebody while they're in the game, that messes them up and gets them off track.

I think it's time for me to get a major-league job. I really don't know what else I have to prove in the minor leagues. I've won at every level. I've done everything I can do.

I watched the tape of that game a lot over the winter. I know that's the type of pitcher I can be in the major leagues. A game like that makes you feel that you can rise to any challenge.

I was just trying to keep my team in the game. I wanted to throw five, at least, and get the game to the bullpen. I was hoping we could score some runs, so that the bullpen could do (its) job.

I was kind of angry. People think they can come in here and bully us, and they're talking bad about the team. My dad called me and said they were making fun of us on TV. I didn't like that. I needed to go out there and get my swagger back.

I thought I was getting squeezed a little bit. I wanted to lose control, but I just kept my composure. I'd just turn around and slap my thigh.

Maybe that's a good thing for us. Having a young group of guys, hopefully we won't have any arm problems and we can carry the team.