Mike Maddux Quotations

We accomplished a lot. That's the luxury of throwing on the side. You can get things done.

I was going to let him go out of the windup to 80 pitches. If anything was in the stretch, he was out. He could have finished that inning. But we had a number in our mind. You know six innings was a bonus.

Basically, when Vic is down, he's pretty good. When he's up, the hitters are pretty good. His stuff's fine. It's a matter of keeping the ball down, locating the pitches and changing speeds.

For two years he's been absolutely lights out, under the radar, and I think that's fine with him. If he keeps pitching like that, he won't be a secret much longer.

He hit real good, didn't he? That's a month and a half of offense for him.

He flat shut down the running game. The pickoffs were helpful but the fact that nobody stole on him was the bigger picture.

He mixed it up well, he showed good command and that's what we're looking for is performance. His stuff's there and now it's just a matter of getting game ready. (Tuesday) was a step in the right direction.

He mixed it up well and showed good command. That's what we're looking for in his performance. His stuff was there; now it's a matter of him getting game-ready. What he did today was a step in the right direction.

He's got good movement and he sets up hitters well. For him, it's more a matter of timing.

He's been easy to work with and he does his homework.

Outstanding. The hitters will let you know if it's good or bad and I think the hitters told us it was pretty good.

People know what we have. He's a lot of fun to watch. He's a mania. I can't think of the right word, other than 'mania.' He's like the Beatles.

Some guys just take longer to get their careers going than others.

We'll try to double up the best we can.

We just didn't score. If a ball took a bad hop, it was in his game. If we booted a ball, it was when he was out there.

We gave it a whirl. He said some things and I thought about it. He had been pretty effective where he was. After I thought about it, I was disappointed in myself for even suggesting it.

A year ago, you couldn't get the word 'Boo!' out of him. Now, you can't shut him up.

It's a guy doing a little too much. There is a lot of competition in camp and everybody wants to shine. It's nice that we have competition in camp, and sometimes everybody is a little guilty of overthrowing. You have to settle down a little bit.

Derrick was a guy who was on scholarship for his service time. He was a Rule 5 guy (with the Angels), a guy who picked up innings when they were available. He had never been the go-to guy, a guy that was a big part of the bullpen. Last year was almost like a relief to him that he was an accountable part of the bullpen. He anchored the bullpen for us. We look forward to that this year.

Eventually, it's up to the players. This is a performance game.

I just listened. Danny is the one who spoke of what a good year it was for him because of what he went through and that he learned a new pitch (a changeup).

He's the consummate professional. His record speaks for itself. Former 20-game winner. The guy knows how to pitch, fills a lot of roles. He's durable, reliable and does a real good job when he's out there.

The first half of the season, he was about our best pitcher. He was solid, man. He was going out there and taking us deep into the game all the time with a chance to win.