“We got the kids here now. I think you saw the formula in Oakland and Minnesota when their young guys came up and they started winning. That's the formula we're trying to copy. We're not going to go out and spend $130 million for a baseball team, so we've got to have our young guys produce.”
“They are so eager to learn and to make an impact that it affects everyone in a positive manner. The talent is better. We're going to be better. We're going to be a playoff contender.”
“He was a great player. We were doing our outfield drills today and I asked Davey Nelson and Gary Pettis to tell us some Kirby stories. They were telling us about some of the good times they had with him. It was nice.”
“Last year, I probably had only one or two (lost in the lights) all year. Tonight, I had two in one game (including one he caught in the ninth). It's the loneliest feeling.”
“It's tough to see later in the game, both offensively and defensively. Me and Brady (center fielder Brady Clark) had the sun in our eyes for five or six innings. It was really tough.”
