I’ve become a better pitcher because I’ve learned to economize, … I can throw four or five days in a row, and when Felipe (Alou) gets me up, I almost always come into the game,...

I’m 33, not 25, … I don’t want to talk about free agency. I’m focusing on the games this week, but I know it’s an opportunity to do something. But everything being equal, I want...

I have no problems with the umpires. I should have come back with good pitches after that, and I didn’t.

I want to see what other teams are going to be offering, … It’s hard to say what the market’s going to be. I feel like I’ve pitched well enough to deserve to find out...

The season’s pretty much on the line right there, isn’t it? That’s the biggest hit of the year so far.

They’re still on my list, No. 1 on the list. I guess you could say with the people I’ve talked to, I’m trying to get three years and my agent thinks I could get more.

Personally, I don’t think I’ve talked to anyone in here who thought we were out of it.

The season is pretty much on the line, isn’t it? So it’s got to be the biggest hit of the year so far.

You don’t realize you are only five or six games out when you are 11 games under .500.

I like pitching, I like being out there. The more I pitch, the more I feel like an everyday player.

That bothers me — [Tomko’s] a good guy and I like him a lot. That’s nice that he said that, but I screwed one up in Cincinnati when he did great.

We go about our business seriously, but we like to have a good time, too.

I know I’m a free agent and having a good summer, but I’m still trying to figure out what I can contribute to this team to make up six games, … Everyone knows this is...

We were down against a good Cardinals team and came back to beat them twice. We’ve got 25 guys doing their jobs.

He’s the one who put a finger down and pointed inside,

In the heat of the moment I looked to my right and thought I could flip it and get him out. I am hard on myself. I always figure I should get everything right and...

Second place, obviously, is the first loser, but I’ll still take the first loser as opposed to third place,

It feels fine to walk around today.

Nobody likes a loser. And second place is the first loser.

It’s not my fault, but you always think, ‘Well, if I don’t throw the ball … I thought I could flip and get him out, and D-Lee said the same thing to me. I am...

What happened to guys this season reminds you it’s a business. Those guys were friends, and they said some things they felt had to be said. But you have a job to do, and you...

Nobody’s perfect — Armando [Benitez] reminded me of that — but it was one of those nights where I didn’t make good pitches,