28 Quotes by Paul Ford

Yes, a little bit. But he made it easier. He came and talked to us before we went on. I think we were more uncomfortable before we met him than when we met him.

People want to put their money in companies with strong earnings, and many of these companies are expected to deliver that.

I didn't want to be down 1-0, but our team did a great job of scoring for me, ... Moyer usually does real well against us, so I think it's a good sign that we scored four off him. That's a credit to our offense. We can score in many different ways. I was really excited for Vlade. He's really fun to watch. You don't want to miss any of his at-bats.

But what they did not know - and what the Canadian government did not boast about - was that Canada had fallen to 35th place in the world in the number of troops it had committed to peacekeeping missions.

I got a couple of good mistakes to hit, and I didn't miss. That's what you have to do against a guy like that. He's got real good stuff.

This was not our best game, but we played well when we had to.

He's a force. I got a front row seat on-deck.

I think we can use another veteran. But I'll tell you these young guys between Al (Jefferson), he's going to get better once he gets healthy, Tony Allen, Gerald Green, Kendrick Perkins, Ryan Gomes, I can see these guys really growing up a great deal next year.

The Angels made it as hard as can be - everything they did was right. Once the best offers came in, it came down to where I feel comfortable playing. . . . It was tough. It was like dealing with two hometown teams, and whoever I said no to it was like I was letting down family.