Matt Lawton Quotes (27 Quotes)

My parents were on the one side of the house, and the generator is on that side and everything was great, ... But on the other side, they found out the roof had come off. There was water all the way to the second story.

It's so hot down there now, and there's no ice, no water. The generator ran out of gas, so that's another problem now because the house is shut down. They don't have enough gas to drive anywhere, either. It's been one thing after another.

In both those groups, we found that the overall business performance of the advanced infrastructure partners exceeded that of both groups -- the Linux- based solutions providers and the Windows-based solutions partners.

Everything happens for a reason and I'm thankful for the opportunity the Mariners are giving me. I explained my position, and they are very forgiving. I am looking forward to playing with a great group of guys.

I'll just be a fan today, watch the game and enjoy opening day.

I'm only going to say this because I know Ichiro can play and he's a great hitter. Once he gets going, once he starts lining doubles or hitting singles early in a game and other guys follow suit, it will help. It's hard to be a slow-starting team in the major leagues every night. We need to get things going early and Ichiro will be a key to that success.

When you throw that hard it seems like you should be a little erratic, but he's got pinpoint control. He's going to be tough. He's going to be great for a long time to come.

I feel terrible for Jeremy. He was playing really well this spring, really looking forward to having a big year. He's ready to make that next step. Coming off last season, he wanted to go out and really try and make a name for himself.

You have to crawl before you can walk, ... I think .500 is important. It seems like we've been trying to play catch-up all season. Once we hit .500, it's like we can start over.

I've seen these guys do this so many times...just being a part of it was definitely exciting, ... Getting a hit to contribute, it's definitely a good thing and hopefully we can keep it going for awhile.

We started out by looking at profitability, but we found by talking with partners, they viewed their business performance in a number of dimensions that goes beyond simple net profits.

Everything was so distorted, so out of whack. Now, everything's starting to shape up. I spent a couple months working on my house, and I'm finishing up with my mom's house. It's making this holiday special.

If (Bonds) were white, he'd be a poster boy in baseball, not an outcast.

I take full responsibility and I did not appeal. It's a terrible mistake and something I will regret for the rest of my life. I am deeply sad and I apologize to everyone that I let down.

I'm glad to be back in there. It's been a little bit tough not being able to play in the games. But it wasn't as bad as I thought. I felt like the time went by pretty fast.

The guy throws a lot of strikes. Guys like that usually have trouble with their control. He was able to throw almost all of his stuff for strikes.

My mom called me last night after she heard. She had only met him a couple times, and she was on the phone crying because he was so dear to her. He was so dear to everybody he met.

I've seen these guys do it so many times. Just being a part of it was definitely exciting.

Monday, it struck me that I'm not ready to quit. I think I've got a lot of baseball to play. So when it comes around to that second game next week, I'll be playing.

That's dude's crazy, man. Good luck with HIM.

I was trying to get them to leave and stuff, but when they've been through one or two hurricanes, they think it's nothing, they can handle it, ... I think next time they won't be so quick to stay.

I have no idea what you are talking about but thanks for your concern,

You see a lot of guys throw hard, but he doesn't miss his spots,

The only embarrassment for me was having to tell my family how everything went down. It taught me a lesson, and I'm very fortunate for the opportunity the Mariners have give me.

I made a terrible and foolish mistake that I will regret for the rest of my life. I take full responsibility for my actions and did not appeal my suspension. I apologize to the fans, the game, my family and all those people that I let down. I am truly sorry and deeply regret my terrible lapse in judgment.

I look at it as an opportunity. I'm clean, and I can help the Seattle Mariners.

That type of stuff, I'm not really worried about it. My main concern is trying to get my mom and dad out of there. The next few days aren't going to be much fun.