45 Quotes by Scott Podsednik

We all probably needed a second look to see what exactly is going on, and now we will know and we will take the necessary steps. I am confident that what (team trainers) are telling me is on the money and they are not concerned, that it is not in the joint, it is outside the joint and we are dealing with muscle. That is positive news.

There are a lot of things that went right for us this year. We start from scratch now.

When you have a chance, you've got take it, you can't just wait around for something to happen. You've got to make it happen.

To watch what Paul has done in this series ... wow. It's been fun to watch. We like our chances with guys on base and him at the plate.

Every opening day is special, but this one is really special.

As soon as it came off my bat, I was thinking at the very least to get to third base. Then, I saw (first-base coach) Tim Raines throw his hands up.

Coming over my first couple of months people were asking me about the change in leagues. I didn't see a significant difference. ... I don't think it's a necessarily a different brand of baseball. The DH may have a little to do with that but it's probably just coincidental that the American League has won these last few.

It wasn't real hard to make a decision. It's been nagging on me for quite some time now and it got to the point where I can't continue on. I have probably been running 60 to 70 percent so it's matter of getting in there and getting some treatment on it and gaining some strength back.

It's up to me to go out and prepare myself, to make sure I get good, loose and hot. I think that was somewhat our approach (rest) last year. I felt pretty strong.