Brian Snitker Quotations

We'll probably see him before the year is up. From what I've heard of him, he's comparable to Huston Street who's now with Oakland.

For as long as he is (6-foot-8, 210 pounds), he's got a pretty coordinated swing. He had pretty good arm action, too. You can tell he's a very coordinated athlete.

That makes it even more remarkable. We'll take those any time we can get them, because they've been hard to come by.

I thought he had the whole package going.

I thought it was gone I was shocked when it hit the wall.

You don't know what will happen in spring training, but it was an encouraging board to look at.

The guy has gone out every time and given us a chance to win the game. It's nice to see him get a reward for it tonight. It was nice for him to get that last out, so he could get in the dugout and we could get the decision for him.

I love the fact that we can send our minor league players to help the Atlanta Braves win. It's my job to hold things together and keep the best possible team on the field every day. It's something that happens. It's part of the game. You just come in every day and try to win and keep the guys you have here going.

I told him, 'The thing you have to understand . . . is put yourself in a position when it happens again to be the one they want to move.