33 Quotes by Rick Sweet

We opened up at home last year -- it was a lot nicer, and that was a big difference.

The fact that we have something to work at, like battling somebody in a pennant race, means that pride will step in for us. It will force us to play hard and focus on the game.

We sat down and had a little talk with our bullpen and got everybody in roles. That's been a big help the last three games. Guys didn't know when they were going to pitch. Now everybody in our bullpen knows exactly when I'm going to use them.

Every time Stratton comes to the plate, everybody stops and watches. It's very exciting to watch players like that hit. You just shake your head, because not many people can do that.

We expected our offense to really be the strong part of our team. But we got off to such a poor start in Ottawa, and it's like we're still trying to get that big hit to get us going.

Ben pitched a very good ballgame (until the fourth), but one of the things he has to learn is, when things are going against him, he doesn't know how to step back and say, 'What am I going to do here? What do I need to do?' He just keeps throwing. That's something that experience will help take care of.

Everything's up. He'll throw a good pitch, but there are too many bad ones right now and they're going to get hit.

A lot of these Americans can't skate, so I'd hate to see that. It might be a lot more dangerous than playing ball in those conditions.

They have been (the best team in the league) all year, from Day One. They haven't had a glitch.