25 Quotes by Kevin Millwood

I was tired of being on one-year contracts. It was nice to have a good year in a free-agent year and be able to get a longer deal. It's made me more confident and mentally got me back to where I was a couple of years ago.

It felt good today. It was really windy out there. That was a crazy home run. ... The only bad stretch were the two walks.

We were going to drop a bomb on that conditioning field out there but ...

Facing batters who are swinging the bat gave me a chance to see whether I'm being deceptive with my pitches. The best thing was having an umpire behind the plate for the first time. It gave me a better read about what I'm doing instead of having coaches tell me my pitches look good.

This will be my third opener. The first at home. I'm looking forward to that.

We were pretty much in the playoffs until this last week.

Sometimes, it's tougher to face guys you don't really know. I think I faced three or four of those guys in the past.

No, run support is not going to be a problem.

It means a lot to a team when you can match up against any upper-echelon pitcher and win.