25 Quotes by Paul Mainieri

This is obviously a huge series for us. You need to take care of business at home in our conference because the road games are just such tough games to win.

It sure is a lot more fun to win than lose. I'm sure the players are aware that we've won several games in a row and I'm all for thinking about it, but you can't rest on your laurels. Just because you won the last game doesn't mean you'll win the next one.

Stewart did a fantastic job on what was an offensive day. Thornton has been so dependable for us. He's allowed one poor start.

I kept telling people not to panic early in the season, because the more we play, the better we play. We always play our best baseball in April and May.

I'm hoping that it's going to be a great crowd just like we had this weekend. Obviously, playing on national TV is a great opportunity, and I think everybody's excited.

By some people's standards, they might see that as struggling, but I see it as just him settling down. A lesser person might give up after struggling early, but that's not Jeff. He just keeps battling.

He's got a good arm and a good curve ball. We've got a great challenge against him.