100 Quotes by Paul Byrd

How would you compare your style to Randy Johnson's?

It came down to a few plays of execution. We were able to execute. It's not a situation where they failed. We just executed well.

I threw OK. I would have liked to get more innings, but our offense showed what it can do.

I thought they were hot and I could have done a better job. I threw too many breaking balls and it cost me.

I think we feed off that. These games count. That (emotion) is the way it should be.

It gets you fired up. I know they don't do it on purpose, but it brings you to another level.

I was able to locate the ball; that is the key for me. If I can locate the ball, I can get anybody out. If I throw the ball over the middle, I get nobody out.

I was just glad that Mike had given me the ball. In Game 1, they had a lot of confidence in me. Even when I struggled in New York he had a lot of confidence in me even though I was losing velocity. So I felt honored that they trusted me and gave me the ball. That doesn't change even though the situation is different.

Just amazing. I've never seen anyone score that quickly from second.