27 Quotes by Matt Morris

What he has to deal with day in and day out, I feel sorry for him. But he takes all the pressure off everybody in here.

The extra couple of days are going to benefit all of us in the long run. Right now, you just want to stay sharp.

I didn't get my chance to pitch here again, and that's disappointing. I grew up here. I grew up playing ball here. My whole professional life playing ball has been here. It's disappointing to see (Busch Stadium) come down. But I've learned through the years that I think the change will be good for the city, the team and the organization.

Fortunately, I'm still wearing the uniform after all this time. For me to be able to pitch that last game is definitely something special. It's definitely an honor. ... Like an opening day start, you miss the whole hoopla going on, but you're a big part of it as well.

He did a lot of damage to me, and ended up scoring the winning run at the time. You can't let that happen. You can't let the pitcher beat you.

He's going to go out there and compete. I've seen it in playoff situations. I've seen it during the course of the year. My job is to go out there and compete right with him.

It could have been my last time in that dugout,

I think that's the beauty of baseball. You can be any shape or size and go out there and compete.

I think they looked back at all the tapes and all the ingredients and came up with a good decision. It's fair.