Austin Kearns Quotes (12 Quotes)

I think with all his injuries people overlooked him. He's definitely back, and what he's done looks all the more impressive.

It was really like something was going to happen. It was kind of weird because I had never been through that before. You hear about it, but you don't have any control over it.

My average was by no means where I want it to be.

Last year, Wily was playing a lot. He was hot from the get-go. I think it's a different mind-set when you know you're going to be out there. My first two at-bats weren't all that great. This year, I'm not sitting there worrying about if I don't do something here I might not be in there tomorrow. It's easier on the mind-set.

The weirdest thing for us will be that we won't see him strolling into the clubhouse wearing the same clothes for three or four days in a row.

It was ugly on our part. They didn't play that well either. It wasn't a very pretty game.

He's a good dude. There were times we'd look over and tell him that anything he could get to take it, because we were still a work in progress.

It's important anywhere. The winning organizations, that's what they have. They have a plan and stick with it. Everybody knows what's going on and knows what to expect. That's what we're striving to get to, I guess.

He was a guy everybody looked up to as far as his leadership and what he brought to the field every day. He's a guy who was there for everybody and who cared about what everybody did or was doing. He kind of looked out for everybody.

The game was close, so I figured I might get to pinch hit. I had a bad game Saturday and had been battling. I needed to relax. That (hit) was good to see.

That was the worst wind I've ever seen here. It wasn't easy out there by any means.

He's had some tough luck against these guys, so it's good to see him come out and pitch the way he did. Any time you can do that here against a lineup that can hit the ball out of the ballpark like them, that's impressive.