Derek Lowe Quotations

When you can sit here at this time of year, ... and you can't see any weaknesses, that's pretty special.

From the third-base side, I wasn't able to consistently get the ball inside. It's fun to be able to go out there and feel like you have a better chance of success.

He was damned if he did and damned if he didn't as far as what he was going to do with Pedro. If you sat here today and said you had a three-run lead going into the eighth with a chance to go to the World Series, would you want Pedro back out there? Of course.

Just the awesome size and how big they really are. I mean you see pictures, but you have to be that close to appreciate how big they are.

I think it's tough for everybody. We can't just go out there and roll over and die. ... To see where we are right now is very disappointing.

I wish I could use that as an excuse, but I can't.

You just want to go out there and make your 50 pitches and get the best quality you can out of them. You can't put too much stock in spring training, but you want to get on a roll early.

Today was tough because you have to find ways to motivate yourself.

We've been saying that, ... for a month.

This time of year, you don't throw a lot of pitches so it won't be a problem.

To have it end like that ... . It's unfortunate.

You have to give our guys credit coming back like that. We need a stretch like this to get us back in the running.

Everything you could possibly think of went wrong. It was definitely a year to forget -- for every Dodger player and fan.

There's no question we have to go on a winning streak, ... We can't go win-loss-win-loss.

There's no question that we have to go on a winning streak like we had at the beginning of the season,

You never like to end a day like that, ... But this is my 31st start and I finally got double-digit wins, so I will take it. I love this time of year because every game counts.

This isn't July, so do the math. If San Diego plays .500 ball, we can only lose five more games the rest of the year. It's going to be kind of tough. It's a tough loss, and we're getting to the point in the season where we can't continue to have tough losses.

This is the time of year that I really enjoy.

It was a struggle from the first pitch. It was about as bad as it could be the first time out.

It's fun to be able to go out there and feel like you have a better chance of having success.

It was a big win. Zambrano, in my opinion, is one of the top five pitchers in all of baseball. Facing Zambrano, you know he's not going to give up much.

It was a fun game to pitch in. You could see it early when he struck out the side in the first that Andy had his good stuff.

I'm going to be out there Monday no matter what, but it is what it is. People get sick all the time. I think that lying in bed all day yesterday was definitely the best thing I could have done, but it's not going to affect you on opening day. No matter how sick you are, once you get out there on Monday, it's going to be a great experience.

I love this time of year, ... I love that every game matters and everyone expects you to pitch your best.

I just hope the Red Sox will invite everyone back. I'd like to come back.

I don't like to say it's a 'must game,' ... But it's pretty close.

This is my 31st start - I finally got to double-digit wins. I love this time of year. I love the fact that every game matters.