Wagner has made us a much better team than we were last year.

It might have been their birthdays. I gave them each a gift.

With this lineup, you figure most days we’re going to score more than two runs.

It felt like at least 12 innings. Really, it felt like we put an awful lot into one afternoon at the park.

That’s what separates playoff teams from non-playoff teams. Too often we find ourselves in a game like we did tonight and we’re not able to make the play. We play well enough to keep ourselves...

I don’t want to say he doesn’t know what he’s done. He just doesn’t have much regard for it. He just doesn’t really view himself being more special than anybody else.

We’re as talented as anybody, no question about that. We have high expectations, and rightly so.

This was the best one I’ve had. That’s why I came over here rather than pitch in a minor-league game. It gives me a better sense of where I am.

We are going to be all right pitching. We are doing everything we are supposed to be doing.

I played this game long enough. I understand when you have a chance to try to do something, you’ve got to try to do it, … I don’t like coming out of the game, but...

You can’t tell me what we’re doing right now is not working. The perception is, well, it’s not. I don’t deal in perception. I want to deal in reality. The reality of the matter is...

I think there was always a feeling that offensively, he was capable of putting up monster numbers, … He’s always put up pretty good numbers, but I think there was always a sense with him...

I just like doing it. If I can do something to help him, then it’s good for us.

I think we got a glimpse of why we brought in the guys we did and what they can give us. Today was an indication of how we were built and what we can do.

If he’s in the lineup and he’s in a key situation, I would assume you’re going to see the four fingers. You’re still not going to let him beat you, I don’t care how slow...

I was getting in position to throw to second when the ball stayed down. I just didn’t get the hop I was anticipating. After it hit the top of my glove, I was just trying...

It’s refreshing to watch it. He has this persona that he wants to maintain that he isn’t someone who wants to put himself before the team.

I echo those comments. No question, Wagner has made us a much better team than we were last year. There’s no guarantee, we still have to play, but we have to be pleased with what...

Good, for a lack of a better word. He has adapted to what I am trying to do, of where I want to throw and when to use my breaking ball.

We have a lot of expectations for ourselves, and obviously a lot of people have expectations of us. I can’t think of a better way to start the year.

It went from being kind of a mom-pop business, where you got what you wanted and you knew what you needed to do, to a franchise. You were just part of the corporate ladder or...

If we’re not going to get into the playoffs, … you certainly have to get to the point where you go down fighting.

Oh, we are so much better than we were last year.

If I have to make the team on my vertical jump, my long jump or my running ability, I don’t like my chances. I don’t plan, unless my arm falls off, on getting this close...

Today was the best day I’ve had in terms of feeling comfortable and making good pitches.

I won’t say it doesn’t mean anything, but it’s not as big a deal as it was because there are less and less players who are there when I was. Pitching against them will always...

[Today’s series finale] is going to have a lot to do with how we feel about this road trip, … As well as we did in Arizona, that’s over and done with and we still...

We feel the money is going to have a real impact with those organizations. Most of our guys have stepped up for a great cause.

It’s been ‘Pretty much ignore what’s out there, don’t respond at all,’ … I don’t understand it. I’m at a loss for words. If I don’t fit into their plans, pick up the phone and...

He carried himself with a lot of passion, and he had an infectious personality, so he’s going to be missed. You hate seeing something like that, obviously, at such a young age and seemingly in...

It’s definitely a different feel for us and it is a different feel for the fans. It was electric when he came in.

I would pay more attention to what he’s done in the past. With the game on the line, you still don’t want him to beat you regardless of what his numbers might be now.

They had a lot to do with me re-evaluating my game plan. In that sense, I’m thankful.

We feel like there’s a window of opportunity to get something done in the next several days and we’re willing to explore that, … It hurts nobody by giving it a couple of extra days.

Someone taught him right. He gets it.

He needs to know what I’m likely to want to do in a certain situation. I don’t want to fight with him to get to a certain pitch.

I’ve been asked, ‘What are you going to do next year?’ I don’t know. I know that when the season’s over, I’ll talk to my wife and I’ll talk to my kids and see where...

There’s always things that happen from time to time that put baseball into perspective for everybody, and this is certainly one of those instances,

It seems like whenever you think you’ve seen it all, it usually happens in my games, … If we’re not going to get into the playoffs, we at least have to get to the point...

I’m not going to say it’s good for the game. I’m not going to say there are no economic problems,

It’s just a number. In many respects, I feel as good as I have in a long time. I had as good a winter workout-wise and throwing-wise as I’ve had in a long time, so...

I’ve never denied it was tough to leave Atlanta. It’s interesting to me, for someone who’s been so tightlipped, that I’m the only player he’s even talked about. To me, that says there is something...

Both of us threw well. He threw a little bit better. It’s one of those games that’s tough to lose.

I’d rather it was 10-0,’ Schmidt said.

The closer it is to home, the bigger impact it has. You’re a little closer to it and more sympathetic to it when one of your own teammates and friends is impacted.

The thing that stuck out about him was his energy and enthusiasm when he played. He was a fun guy to watch.

I’ve always been aware of what I eat. There are a lot of options and you have to choose carefully.

You could hear the noise, you could hear the excitement, and Billy didn’t disappoint.

Good pitching, some power, good relief, good defense. And no mistakes.

This probably hurts a little bit more now at this point in the year for us. We certainly needed to win this game. It’s only making things harder for us.