Quotes by Rick Burleson

“We talked at length to our pitchers about not giving up walks. Walks will come back to get you. Throwing strikes and allowing the defense to makes plays gives us an opportunity to win. Thats it in a nutshell.”

“Its going to be a good series. We still have to pitch and execute. Theyve got the best offensive team in the league by far. But weve shown we can beat them.”

“We dug our own grave.”

“Hes a very good athlete with a tremendous body and great speed. The question is: What do we have? ... We feel he has a big heart and will run through walls for us.”

“I dont know what the taco was thinking.”

“If we dont throw strikes and we dont catch the ball, were asking for trouble. (Today) we were constantly looking for trouble.”

“We havent done a lot offensively all year, really, in terms of our team numbers. But if we pitch well and catch the ball on defense, we can do enough to win a ballgame. And thats exactly what happened tonight.”

“Obviously, with Helena winning and with us winning, that puts Missoula in a tougher position. But now, for us its about going out and performing again. This game is over and we did our job. Now we have to come out and do it again (tonight).”