Brett Tomko Quotations

We remember that stuff because it takes us back,

Basically, we have to win out. That's the mindset you have to have. You've got to win every game and sweep San Diego for sure.

I felt pretty good out there. I think my stuff was pretty good tonight except for that one pitch (to Diaz).

I don't think you can ever say you have the job locked up. But I think I'm looking to be one of the five guys.

He gave me a chance in San Francisco, to come there, when I didn't have a lot on the table. Now it's good to come to Los Angeles and be a part of what he's trying to do.

He's a big-time player. If you look at last year, in the innings he hit we scored a ton of runs. We're having trouble scoring runs lately.

He's going to be on most of the time. He was on the money. It was one of those nights. He went out there and shut us down, and I didn't shut them down. It's that simple.

He's been around the game long enough that he should be able to read between the numbers,

I think it's obvious what kind of difference he can make.

I strayed away from the game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had pretty good success the last few years (2-0 with a 1.50 ERA last season). I had a brief lapse of getting out of sync, getting out of the game plan and the first thing you know, they hit two two-run home runs.

I strayed a little bit away from our game plan. I've faced these guys a lot and had success against them. I know how I've pitched these guys in the past, and it's up to me to stay with what's been successful.

I thought I pitched pretty well, but I've had the same results all year,

We can't let these opportunities slip away. Before we know it, we're going to be out of games. This next series is huge. If we can take three, then we've got a shot.

We didn't capitalize. We've let opportunities slip away and we're running out of games.

To have him in there will be huge. Obviously, there's a big difference he can make. Even if he's not in the lineup, pitchers have to be wondering, 'What if?

To have him in there will be huge,

To have him in there I think is going to be huge.

That's got to be tough to move to a new position, but those three plays he made in the fourth were pretty amazing.

You've still got to respect and fear Barry Bonds. He can do great things, even if he hasn't seen a live pitch.

This is as sharp as I've been all year, ... made my slider better, my splitter better, made everything better.

It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the batter's box and the pitcher's got to have 'What if?' in the back of his mind. ... You've got to respect the fact he's Barry Bonds even though he hasn't seen a pitch all year.

It's much more fun hitting them than giving them up. I don't think I've done that since Pony League back in the day.

It's not fun to give up a couple runs and lose. But we're still in it. Until we get in a plane and go home on the last day of the season, we're still in it.

It was a nice way to end it. I got over 190 innings and got my ERA down. I've got some things to take into the winter and have a little firepower on my side. ... I told Felipe (Alou), 'This is my game, I want to go back out.' I hadn't won in a long time.

It was nice to work out of the stretch and work on some things.

I'm going into the offseason showing I can pitch and this is what you'll get from me. I'm making my statement.

If you pitch six or seven innings and give up two runs, you should win those games.

I know everybody is going to write that I haven't won since July 22. I wish everybody would also look at the numbers and write the rest of the story.

You could almost see it coming. When it rains it pours. Granted, I'm pitching well and my ERA is dropping, but you want wins. Everybody knows I'm a free agent and pitching for a job next year. When you're not getting the wins you should get, it makes you feel like punching a wall.

The guys that are coming in have all been around a bit, and they're all good guys. I don't think there's going to be a feeling-out period. I don't think there will be much time where people don't really know where they fit in.

A guy hits a 3-2 change and takes it to dead centre, you've got to tip your cap. The mistake was the walk before it.

A guy hits a 3-2 change and takes it to dead center, you've got to tip your cap, ... The mistake was the walk before it.