40 Quotes by Mark Sweeney

But the atmosphere here is good -- hopefully this turns into a story of us doing well.

He'll get his share of home runs. He'll start to roll.

What we've got to do is bring the magic of May to October. We did it once. Who knows?

He's done it for years so good and so effortlessly. To me, he's the best player in the game. Having him on the field makes us that much better, and if it is his last year, to say you've played with the best player in the game is special.

There aren't many players you can build a team around. I see Brian as one. Teams are looking for those guys. When you already have one . . .

He didn't have his best stuff, but he still kept his team in the game. If you have a young pitcher like that, that's really valuable.

He can throw a good one. He almost took my head off today. I didn't know where it was going. But in a game? He'd get killed. It's one thing to play catch. It's another thing to pitch.

I thought about Grissom and the admiration I had for him as a teammate in Milwaukee. I loved the way he played.

I think we've had a bunch of new guys and learned to kind of change the atmosphere around here. We've had fun, but we're doing a lot of work and getting stuff done. That's the way I was always raised in this game with all the teammates I've had - enjoy yourself but act professional and go about your business the right way.