Ryan Klesko Quotes (14 Quotes)

Nine times out of 10 he hit you right in the chest (on throws).

Our key is to make him throw pitches and get him out of there. He pitched himself out of a couple of jams.

I'm just a little off. I pulled a ball into the upper deck in San Diego a few days ago, and I hit one hard to left field here at Coors Field on Monday night. So I'm just missing a little with my timing. Those are good signs, though.

Freshman and sophomore years are over for these guys. It's time to go. We have the offense. Pitching is big.

That's not how this game works. A few years ago, we scored a lot of runs against Bud Smith, and then he came back and threw a no-hitter against us. It depends on how the pitcher is going. And there have been guys we should've killed, but we didn't.

We thought we could do better than we have this year. But the most important thing is that it comes together at the right time.

It's probably best to go ahead and do it instead of having a roller-coaster all year. The MRI did not show very good news.

On good days, there is nothing wrong. I felt great on Opening Day (Monday). I was ready to head to Arizona and get ready to play. I had a setback. That's what caused this. Now we'll have to have a meeting of the minds pretty soon.

My defense at first base is good. I'm not like the typical first baseman who doesn't move well over there. Why do you think I get called the Pick Master

It's all about helping this team and getting to the postseason and doing well in the postseason. I'm just glad we're in first place. Personal numbers, I don't care about them. I've had some good years and we've been in dead last. That's not good. I've just got to try to get my swing back.

I hate to throw away that much of the season.

The MRI showed it was worse than anyone thought ---- completely bone on bone.

All I need is to feel right, have some good at-bats going into the playoffs. That's what it's all about. I've had some years where I hit .300 with 30 homers, but we didn't win. I want to be in those big games, when it counts.

They haven't had anybody with the range I have there in a long time. Obviously Wally was a great first baseman. He could pick it. But he did not have the range I did.