Brett Tomko Quotes (20 Quotes)

It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the batter's box and the pitcher's got to have 'What if' in the back of his mind. ... You've got to respect the fact he's Barry Bonds even though he hasn't seen a pitch all year.

You've still got to respect and fear Barry Bonds. He can do great things, even if he hasn't seen a live pitch.

To have him in there will be huge. Obviously, there's a big difference he can make. Even if he's not in the lineup, pitchers have to be wondering, 'What if

A guy hits a 3-2 change and takes it to dead centre, you've got to tip your cap. The mistake was the walk before it.

I felt pretty good out there. I think my stuff was pretty good tonight except for that one pitch (to Diaz).

We've had trouble all year scoring runs. Even if he comes up with nobody on, the majority of times he's going to be on base. Guys pitch around him. You've got to respect what he can do. Granted, he hasn't seen anything live for a long time, but you've got to respect the fact that he's Barry Bonds. He's a big-time player. Look at the stats last year. In the innings he hit, we scored a lot of runs.

We can't let these opportunities slip away. Before we know it, we're going to be out of games. This next series is huge. If we can take three, then we've got a shot.

If you pitch six or seven innings and give up two runs, you should win those games.

I strayed away from the game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had pretty good success the last few years (2-0 with a 1.50 ERA last season). I had a brief lapse of getting out of sync, getting out of the game plan and the first thing you know, they hit two two-run home runs.

I might have to move this winter.

I strayed a little bit away from our game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had success against them. I know how I've pitched these guys in the past, and it's up to me to stay with what's been successful.

We didn't capitalize. We've let opportunities slip away and we're running out of games.

He's a big-time player. If you look at last year, in the innings he hit we scored a ton of runs. We're having trouble scoring runs lately.

It was nice to work out of the stretch and work on some things.

I think it's obvious what kind of difference he can make.

It was a nice way to end it. I got over 190 innings and got my ERA down. I've got some things to take into the winter and have a little firepower on my side. ... I told Felipe (Alou), 'This is my game, I want to go back out.' I hadn't won in a long time.

I thought I pitched pretty well, but I've had the same results all year,

He's going to be on most of the time. He was on the money. It was one of those nights. He went out there and shut us down, and I didn't shut them down. It's that simple.

It's not fun to give up a couple runs and lose. But we're still in it. Until we get in a plane and go home on the last day of the season, we're still in it.

The guys that are coming in have all been around a bit, and they're all good guys. I don't think there's going to be a feeling-out period. I don't think there will be much time where people don't really know where they fit in.