Phil Garner Situations Quotations

He pitched well, of course, the year before. And last year I saw some major improvement in him. I thought he calmed down. I thought he came into the game with a real good game plan. I thought he executed his game plans. To me, he matured a lot last year. He seemed more confident on the mound. He pitched in some big situations and he got some outs in some big situations.

He pitched very, very well in some of the most tense situations that you can ever be in. And he can go back and say 'this is the way I did it. I don't have to fool anybody. I can trust my stuff.

He's certainly a plus defensive player, and if he ends up showing he can swing the bat ... and he gets his foot in the door, it might be one of those situations where you can't get him out.

The misfortunes created by some situations can turn out to be pretty good for you, and in this case Craig leading off is a good situation. I don't mind having to do that at all.

This is going to be one of those situations where ... we're used to jack up the price again.