44 Quotes by John Patterson

It definitely changes the way the ball feels. If you get a new baseball, it's slick, it's hard to hold on to. If you put some mud on it, it gives you a better grip.

When you weigh it against senior services and social services I don't think recycling is a critical need. I'm looking at priorities. If you're talking about what's important, recycling is not in the same category as firefighters.

We planned on (the zone) being a wrinkle. It ended up being a whole quarter type of thing.

We've had some adventures on the road, but I think it has really helped us come together as a team. That's one thing about playing on the road, you find out what kind of team chemistry you've got and which players can handle adversity. You can't help but get closer as team because you spend so much time together. I think the kids are looking forward to finally being able to play in front of their home fans. I know I am. I think it's going to be a great atmosphere.

This season is more important to me than the World Baseball Classic right now. There are goals and things I want to achieve this year during the season that meant more to me than playing in the World Baseball Classic.

We were pretty beat up last week. That's not an excuse. I'm not taking anything away from Osceola because they've got a very good football team. I would have liked to have played against them with everyone healthy.

We didn't hold up our end of the bargain. The first time through the rotation, we didn't do a great job.

Everything today went really well. My mechanics felt better than that one inning I threw against the Korean team. The breaking balls still aren't there yet, but my fastball and changeup felt real good.

I shouldn't have done it. He thought I was showing the umpire up.