John Schuerholz Staff Quotations

Nobody had any expectations except that he could be on our pitching staff and help us win. And that's what I go on.

It wasn't shocking. It wasn't unexpected. It's a disappointing development. He was a real big part of our pitching staff and pitched sensationally the first part of the season.

There are two components. It's a process that keeps our organization filled with talented players because we have excellent people involved in scouting and the minor league system. The second part is Bobby Cox and his coaching staff, who take this talent wherever it comes from and blends it as effectively as any staff in the major leagues can do.

This winter we have set our sights on going back to sort of the old-fashioned Braves way of building championship teams with dominant pitching. That's what we think we have done and we are excited about the pitching staff we have put together for the season.