Daryle Ward Quotations

It's good to get a run but, if we get a hit in that situation, it could probably put a little more pressure on Ortiz. He caught his groove after that.

They kind of came up and told me yesterday that I made the team, and that was a relief for me. It was something that I was preparing for and worked hard for this spring. I really wanted to be part of the club. I didn't want to deal with going anywhere else or anything like that. I like the team.

You can't put everything against him. He's putting the effort out there. We all know he makes games exciting, but that's Mesa.

We sprayed the ball a lot, but you could tell their guys were never in a panicked situation, where they felt like they really needed to get the out. They looked relaxed.

We had the lead, and we had the guy we wanted on the mound, ... Things didn't go our way.

He got a little comfortable, and then he caught his groove. It was kind of tough to get some pressure on him. He pitched a good game. He kept his composure and he didn't panic.

All it takes is one good swing from power hitter.

I got the run in, but if I get a hit, we get two runs and put even more pressure on their pitcher. Sometimes in those situations, you need to keep the ball out of the air and hit a line drive.

I only have one question: 'Do I look good running the bases?' Because I almost forgot how to do it. He just happened to leave a ball out over the plate, and I hit it the way I've been wanting to hit it for a while.

I remember Craig Biggio standing in the on-deck circle encouraging me, saying it was a good time to get that first one out of the way. Tony Gwynn was playing right field, and I hit a line drive in front of him.