Nick Swisher Quotes (33 Quotes)

No one ever thought Mark Ellis could do this. He's a name to be remembered. If people don't know who he is, turn on the television and check him out. If he doesn't win comeback player, that's ridiculous.

Our hitters know what we're capable of doing. It's just going to take us a little time to get rocking and rolling.

I don't think I saw it land.

People were yelling and all of a sudden I heard them. I figured it was time to go.

First one, man, but it's hard to enjoy it when you lose the game. It got us back in the game and I thought there was some momentum shift. I know I was excited.

If you didn't love that game, you don't love baseball,

That was huge. The way things have been going, to pull off a win like we did today, especially with a long road trip ahead of us, it gives us momentum and confidence.

Let's get those left-field bleacher boys ready to go. I had a great time in right last year, but left field is where it's always been.

I had so many things going through my head, ... To be able to come out on top is nice, being able to get a couple hits. Now she has a front-row seat at every game.

It's been awhile, ... It was great. ... I wasn't trying to think much today. Just see it and hit it. Sometimes you break it down too much and it hurts you. I think that's what I've been doing.

We've had this kind of stretch before and bounced back. There's just a little more at stake right now. There's still a lot of baseball left and we know how to come from behind.

I think it's going to be awesome. I don't think there's any other way to put it. Emotions will be running high. All the guys in this clubhouse know what we have, and other people are starting to pay attention, so we'll just have to go out and prove it.

All you have to do is look at the back of his baseball card and know he'll be all right.

You blink and it's in the mitt. He struck me out with a 101-m.p.h. fastball. I didn't really see it. I kind of heard it whiz right past me. Very select few people can throw the ball that hard. He's going to be a tough one. You're going to have to bring your 'A' game every time you see him.

It's disappointing. We've been playing good baseball.

His command of both sides of the plate was ridiculous. He really has a nasty cutter, and he was using it well against righties and lefties. He's tough enough as it is, and tonight he was extra tough.

That's a huge sign for me, when I hit the ball out to left field. That gives me a lot of confidence. You just let the pitch dictate what you do. That's something you never see the great players do, over-swing -- I do that, I over-swing. Tonight, I didn't feel like I was swinging hard, just nice and easy.

He made a little adjustment. No one in here is worried about that guy. All you have to do is look on the back of his baseball card and know that everything is going to be all right.

I wasn't trying to think very much today, I was just going up there to see it and hit it, ... Sometimes you can think about it too much.

You tip your hat. That was an unbelievable pitch. All I can say is it wasn't our night.

People always talk about having two different swings, an aluminum bat swing and a wood swing. It is one of those things where you have to make an adjustment. But if you want to play at this level you have to be able to do that.

I'm being a lot more consistent, trying to make every swing look the same. I'm doing what the situation calls for and trying not to do too much.

There are no words or anything you can say. Nobody thought Mark Ellis could do this. For those who don't know who he is, they better turn on the TV and check him out.

The way things have been going, to pull off a win like this gives us momentum and confidence. The way it happened was cool.

It's so fan-friendly. It looks nice, it's a great idea. From last year, I know there were a lot of problems in the upper deck, and I don't know how good those seats could even be. This brings the fans close to the field, and we'll be able to interact more with them.

I don't know if his leg was hurt or not, ... All of a sudden, we were like, 'What's going on here' But that's just typical A's baseball, you know.

The biggest thing is that there are no more excuses. We can't say we don't know what's going to happen -- we've been through it once. Now it's time to go to work.

Last year, I was horrible with the bases loaded. I was like, 'Oh, man, oh, man,' I'd get jittery. Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.

Everyone knows an ant, can't, move a rubber tree plant.

I never imagined this when the day started and I wasn't playing, ... I was excited to get the opportunity in that spot. We got so many clutch hits that we needed, especially form our big guys, Kotsay and Chavez.

We've had this stretch before, and we've bounced right back. The difference is, there's a lot more riding right now. We've just got to dig deep, keep plugging along and see what happens.

I feel horrible. I couldn't sleep. My neck was swollen. My body was killing me. It was 1130 (Sunday) night and I didn't want to tell anybody. I tried to sleep and woke up in a pool of sweat.

There's not a moment of peace and quiet in this damn clubhouse.