34 Quotes by Mike Matheny

That's one of the best things I've seen this spring... Just the level that it brings him to. He's one of us. To see him do what he did, going out there and having a good time and he didn't care who saw -- that spoke a lot to me, and I know that did a lot for a lot of guys in this room who felt very intimidated by him and maybe kind of separated.

Every once in a while -- not very often -- you come across people who make everybody else around them better. I've never seen anybody put so much effort into other people and you could tell it was sincere.

That guy is nasty. That was the first time I've seen him. He's no joke. He's going to have some fun in this league.

That guy is nasty. How old is he?

It's boring for you to write and for people to hear, ... but I just don't let myself go there, and I hope the other guys don't, either. We're responsible for playing every day. To put more emphasis on this game or series, or any other, doesn't do anyone any good.

It takes a mentality to keep pushing here. We have the responsibility to ourselves to play as hard as we can.

It will be nice when he returns. Any team would like him in the lineup. But we've been focusing on winning games, and other guys are playing. It would be an insult to them to be thinking of him.

The label surprised me because of how defensive-minded he is and how much he cares about the position. That's basically how I'm wired. I respect guys who respect the position.

He came in and did exactly what anyone would ask for.