60 Quotes by Mark Ellis

You look at Frank's numbers and he's amazing. He's already a presence around here. You couldn't be a baseball fan in the '90s and not follow Frank Thomas. He's as good as there was in the game.

Everybody in the dugout was saying they shouldn't have done that. We've gotten a lot of big hits from him. When he gets up there we know he'll get the job done.

Even as a young guy, he takes control. That's his infield out there, and that's the way it should be.

Same old stuff. He makes you get yourself out.

Really? Can that even happen? Wow. Obviously, that's surprising, but it's nice, it's great. I think everyone is comfortable with Macha, everyone knows what to expect. I guess (Macha and Beane) both had a change of heart.

Somebody told us before the game he has better stuff than (Cy Young award winner) Johan Santana, ... He doesn't know how to pitch like Johan Santana yet. But once he does, he will be real good.

Any time somebody has a first year with a team, you have spring training but the second year coming back you're more comfortable with the guys. We didn't have a ton of turnover. We have some new guys but we pretty much have the same guys as last year.

You never quit playing. But he's been around a long time, and he knows how to pitch with a lead.

You don't want to count on that happening. We were pretty worn out. We fought like crazy just to try to get back. It's a lot easier if you don't start in a hole.