Mike Sweeney Quotes (23 Quotes)

To be named one of the finalists for the Marvin Miller Award is an honor for me,

There would have been no repercussions back then. There was no testing like that. But I knew in my heart it was wrong, and I had my faith to get me through it.

I was just looking for a pitch to drive. I got a good slider to hit and got one into the gap,

We need to make changes this winter as players and as an organization and turn things around because this is unacceptable. When you play bad baseball, no matter what your record is, it's not real satisfying.

We came close tonight, but in baseball that's not good enough. Tough loss.

This late in the year, ... we put the emphasis on not quitting and definitely not packing our bags until that last out in Toronto.

If we can get this guy's brain to work with his body, he'll be special for a long time.

Because of him, I've been able to do some really awesome things in the community. I try to do things that will put a smile on God's face. And whether it is through a church or a ministry or through RBI or Boys Girls Clubs or a local elementary school, hopefully, I'll also put a smile on many kids' faces.

We wanted to pull this one out for Skipper, with the pain he's going through.

Last year was a building year, and a painful one at that. But we got to see how our young guys could perform over a long, 162-game season. The ones who fared well still fit into our future plans.

I feel God has blessed us ballplayers with the ability to throw a ball, hit a ball, catch a ball and to play the game of baseball at a level that only a few can play in the world,

Any loss is tough. Santana showed today why he's one of the best pitchers in baseball.

I got to play in his home country, in the stadium that was named after him and I know he was one of the best, if not the best, Latin American ballplayers of all time,

He's a cross between Tom Seaver and Jeff Spicoli, ... Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

And I take a lot of the blame for our record this year. And to come out and help this team win tonight is really a great feeling.

I think the only guys who believed in it were the guys in the clubhouse, manager Tony Pena and general manager Allard Baird . No one is going to give us respect until we're on top at the end of September.

He's given us a wonderful platform so, with that, I want to use that to bring glory to God. My goal is that my legacy will be stronger off the field than on the field when I leave Kansas City, and leave this Earth.

In the past few years, there's been a lot of hope. The key word this year is expectations -- and not just from the media. We expect a lot from ourselves, too.

Dr. Steve Joyce said it would take four to six weeks to heal, which kind of scared me at first, but the good news is I injured it about 4 12 weeks ago.

I know in the long run the fans will be behind us and we hope to put on a good show for our fans.

There have been times this year, through health or just not performing well, I haven't helped this team win ballgames,

I read his college stats -- Nintendo stats -- and they looked good. I hope he can help us real soon.

Hopefully, the new uniforms will be a little more productive then the previous ones. I think maybe this is a symbol of a new start. We have new guys coming in. We have a new game plan the '06 season. Hopefully, the new uniforms will bring us more wins.