E. Hicks Advantage Quotations

Getting out of the seventh inning was absolutely crucial in staying in the ball game. It kept both teams on even keel rather than giving them the upper advantage to where we had to fight from behind.

He lives 15 minutes from Minute Maid Park, so that's a big advantage. He's a true champion. He took Texas to the College World Series and Houston to the World Series. We made the presentation to him that he can do the same with the Rangers.

He lives 15 minutes from Minute Maid Park, so that's a big advantage.

The thing that's really helped me is going up against (rookie first-round pick) Mike Patterson every day in practice, ... He's got the ability to take advantage of every one of my mistakes and that's great. That means we're both getting better.

They're in a little bit of a skid. We need to take advantage of that.