33 Quotes by Nate Robertson

It's a two-way street. Later in the year if there's another situation like that, hopefully he'll have that same kind of approach. We're getting to know each other here.

It's not very normal, but Leyland's not afraid to yell at you from the dugout.

It's the first time we feel we can go to someone. We had Jason Johnson last year. He wasn't necessarily the vocal leader we needed, but Kenny Rogers is that.

It's more of an approach. We tweaked just a little bit. ... He wants me to have that mindset that that's the kind of pitcher that I am from the left side. He wants me to think that I can come in there hard and still be able to work away and change speeds. And I think last year I may have tried to finesse too many pitches in there, and it hurt me at times.

It's going to be nice to have a veteran presence with both Todd and Kenny. I had a chance in 2004 to speak to Kenny when he was in town with Texas, and he's going to be nothing but a positive player around here for the younger pitchers. He's going to bring a lot to the table for us, and I'm going to enjoy having him around.

It's been a rough stretch. Myself, I can't accept the outcome of this year for this team.

It's situational things more with Leyland. Not necessarily with pitch selection, things like that.

It wasn't a deal where you're like, 'what a jerk' kind of deal. I know what he's trying to do.

The thing is, it's not been ugly baseball. We've lost three games, and we've played good baseball.