Gary Matthews Quotations

If we had just gone around .500 on that trip, we still would have had a chance to make a run, ... But it seemed like everything just snowballed on us.

I did it sneezing, of all things. I tried to hold it in because I was driving. It's one of those things where you're disappointed about it, but there's nothing you can do. You have to take the time to get healthy. Unfortunately I missed all of spring training, so it was tough. But after that first at-bat you sort of get the jitters out, you calm down and start to see the ball better.

It could be said this (law) is negative against development. East Peoria has never been negative against development. This is.

I think the early bullpen injuries really threw us out of sync, ... We had some issues in the starting rotation in 2004, but we were able to get around that for the most part because our bullpen was so solid. But this year, we didn't have that same thing going for us.

We know smokers cost more as far as health care goes. We are putting the burden on them to take responsibility for their own health.

The opportunity was there for me and I've always felt I could perform well given that situation, ... I'm always looking to get better and there are things I want to improve on going into next season. But I think I've shown that I can handle center field.

It meant a lot to me knowing that when I came to the ballpark, my name was going to be on the lineup card,

It just feels good to get a big win, especially against this team. It's grown into a pretty good rivalry, and anybody who tells you they don't feel the intensity when we play this club is definitely lying. From what I hear, we've been having problems pitching and hitting on the same day. And tonight we went out and did that.

You tell other guys to do it but they don't do it with the heart that Jeromy does. He's a true professional.

I'm trying not to get frustrated even though this is a frustrating thing. I worked hard this winter, but I want to look at the big picture. If I have to miss seven days, it may be better than missing a month or more.

He's ready. I think he feels pretty good.

He threw like he normally does, ... He is a good pitcher. I think maybe he didn't have as much success locating as he wanted.

A guy like Alou hitting behind him won't take kindly to Barry always getting a free pass. If they're both healthy, those two guys make that whole club.

All the pitchers that you see, I guarantee you that when they find out Bonds is not in the lineup, they feel a whole lot better. He not only changes the complexion of your team by making it better, he's changed the whole league.