Quotes by Scott Linebrink

“We had a few hiccups along the way, but were going to keep the foot on the gas all the way through the playoffs.”

“He definitely had his moments of brilliance.”

“I dont know where they are coming from with that. Paul taught me a lot in the short time he was here. He had experience and a presence. All of us were taken aback.”

“He said it felt like he could take a deep breath and didnt have chest congestion.”

“Hes not going to let adversity slow him down. I see him pitching this year, definitely.”

“He threw only 10 pitches. If he had been out there laboring through a long inning, backing up the bases, you hate to think what would have happened.”

“Trevor is the anchor of this (pitching) staff. Its good to have him back. I always thought over the winter --- I know there was a lot of back and forth ---- but deep down, I always felt hed be back. Hes been here such a long time, and hes such a mainstay for us. Im glad that hes here.”

“I dont think we need to start panicking this first week here. I think its just a matter of, April is a tough month. You do what you can to win and right now weve got some guys who are a little tired from Spring Training still trying to get in shape.”

“Its going to take us a while to get in our groove, but we still have to figure out how to win with what we got. I think that will happen. I think this road trip is a good time to start that off.”

“Hopefully, this years the same thing. Get the first one out of the way. But its not like youre trying to keep a streak going.”