Jason Kendall Quotes (25 Quotes)

I've never seen that in my life, but that stuff happens in baseball. You learn early on that you're supposed to always follow the ball. I saw it rolling away, and I didn't think he'd get it back in time. Fortunately for us, I was right.

If you ask me, it's impossible to pick any of our four rookies as the best. All four guys bring something different to the table, and they're all so valuable to us. I'm glad I don't have to make that call.

People don't understand how intense it is out there. These kinds of things are gonna happen every once in a while.

It's our jobs to go out and play hard when you're wearing a big league uniform. We have five games left and we're going to go out there and bust our butts just like we have all year.

It was fun. I expect them to give everything they've got every time out.

I don't know what happened and I don't care what happened. But I do know that Frank Thomas was the face of that organization for 16 years.

I'm just the catcher guy, so I have no control over how much I'm going to play. But I like to play a lot, so I'll be ready to play a lot.

I can't believe it. It's like a soap opera. It's like 'All My Children.' They say nothing ever surprises you in baseball, but I guess that's just on the field.

Me being biased, I don't think there's anyone better than we are. At the same time, we ultimately have to go out and do it. The White Sox went out and did it.

If you're a fan of baseball, ... that's just a great game to watch.

He's one of those guys that has a chance to go out and throw a no-hitter every time.

Ellis in my mind has been the hottest hitter in baseball. He's been awesome.

My opinion is probably biased, ... but what Huston did is amazing. I think it's kind of a no-brainer.

I'm having the time of my life, ... We're still having fun. We've got to win.

He doesn't act like he's 22. I think the one thing about him is every time he goes out there, he's going to get better and better. He was thrown right into a role, and he's done an unbelievable job. He doesn't let anything faze him.

He had good stuff his last start, too, but just got a couple of balls up. Tonight he worked both sides of the plate with his fastball. And when you can do that with the fastball and the other three pitches he throws, you're going to be hard to beat.

That's pretty sweet, huh Rookie of the Year candidate starts, Rookie of the Year candidate finishes. That's way sweet.

The big thing last year was how he would react to blowing a save. He blew one against Toronto, came back the next night, and bam he shut them down. Barring injury he's going to be a good one for a long time. He has an unbelievable work ethic. He's not just happy to be here. He's easy to handle.

I was looking for a fastball down and away because he started me off like that the first two at-bats. Then certain things were said. I can't repeat it, but I'm not going to let anybody talk to me like that. It's intense out there. I don't think a lot of people really know how intense it is. But it happened and it's over with.

For one thing that's a lot of depth. That's a good thing. It's also a credit to (general manager Billy Beane). Those are good ballplayers and are learning the game the right way. That's what you look for.

He used all his stuff on both sides of the plate. We had a good game yesterday. We didn't swing the bats well today.

I need to start swinging the bat like I'm capable of but haven't all year. It's frustrating, but those past however many months are behind us.

He's a no-hitter waiting to happen. There are times when he makes people look absolutely ridiculous. And what's a joke is that he's only 24 still. He's going to get so much better.

One day after returning from the disabled list, A's center fielder Mark Kotsay (21) scores behind Jason Kendall on an Eric Chavez double Wednesday in their home win against Seattle. Kendall, who never has played on a team that finished with a winning record, has a healthy attitude as Oakland contends for a postseason spot. Most fun I've ever had in my career, ... and I've been struggling.

I'm sure someday he'll look back and remember the first time he beat Curt Schilling. Those are the things you look back on, and I'm sure he'll think that was pretty cool.