Brian McCann Quotes (21 Quotes)

The history behind him is greater than any pitcher I've faced. You don't expect to hit a home run against a guy like that.

That's the great thing about him. It doesn't matter if he's on the cover of Sports Illustrated or if he's struggling, he's the same person. That's a great quality to have.

That won't sink in for a while, ... Clemens is one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He just got a pitch over the plate and I connected. It was neat.

Our mentality is that we're going to play the same if it's the seventh game of the World Series or a game that doesn't mean anything. I don't think the pressure is going to get to any of us.

We got our foot in the door last year, and now we have to show what we can really do.

That inning Sosa got the ball up a couple of times. When you fall behind hitters, it's tough to come back.

has calluses older than McCann. The kid was 83 days old when Clemens broke in with the Red Sox. He was still in diapers when Clemens won his first Cy Young Award (1986). He went through puberty and had already discovered the joys of being a young man laboring in Rome and Myrtle Beach by the time Clemens had Nos. 2-7.

You never expect to hit a home run off a guy like that, ... He's the best pitcher in baseball. He's been the best pitcher in baseball -- him and Smoltz. He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. So this is something I won't forget.

He's really turned into an unbelievable pitcher. He's got great command of all three of his pitches. He's only going to get better.

I tried to hurry up the throw and it sailed on me. It's terrible.

Class AA is where you prove you can play, where you prove you can hit consistently good pitching. Everybody's good when you get to Double-A. Everybody can throw.

That's baseball. You play the game and things aren't always going to go right or go your way.

We scored five runs and we had a chance to score more than that. That's just baseball. We just didn't get the job done tonight. That's the bottom line.

I felt great when the trade was made, but I also miss Johnny being around. He taught me a lot, so I have mixed feelings. He was great to me when he was here, but now I have to do it on my own.

Right place, right time. It was a whirlwind it all just happened so fast.

To give up only one run in this place is unbelievable,

It was greatest moment I've ever had on the baseball field. Everything just felt right, and it was awesome.

We all need to step up our games up for us to win a World Series. They're counting on a lot of guys who have been in the league for one or two years. All of us are going to play a big role on this team. Hopefully, we can come through.

You know, he's one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Just to get a pitch up, out over the plate, and I connected - it was neat.

That won't sink in for a while. He's one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

It's an honor to be here and it's an honor to be on the team. Any time you can do something like this for the fans it's awesome.