Morgan Ensberg Quotations

We still owe them a ton. One game doesn't really get you even.

We want it closed because we feel we have a distinct advantage if its closed. But I'm a 30-year-old man and I can deal with it. It's not like they stole my dog.

Because they know it's genuine, ... If it was something that looked like it was staged or premeditated, it wouldn't be anything. It's genuine when it happens.

Hitting is just something that goes in cycles. You have to believe that you're not going to stay in a rut for an extended period of time. Eventually, you need to turn it around. What needs to happen is we need to score runs. It just needs to be a collective effort.

You know what's interesting? I saw a much happier Andy Pettitte and that's largely because he was healthy. Last year he was riddled with injuries. We only saw glimpses of him.

The presence of having Lance healthy in the lineup is something you can't really explain. When I came up to bat, the pressure was really off because of Willy and Lance. It was really those two guys in that inning.

We obviously have the ability to completely struggle like no other. I guess it depends on what day you get us.

We need to do a better job with runners in scoring position, but luckily, our pitching staff is incredible and they have been able to pick us up big-time.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball. It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball, ... It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

We go out to dinner with Andy quite a bit, and it's not so bad. ... But if you add Roger, it's unbelievable. It's like they're superheroes, and when they're together, their powers multiply. It's like being out with the Fantastic Four. Roger -- he belongs in the League of Justice. I actually think he's already secretly in it. There's Superman, and there's Spider-Man. And he's the Rocket.

Brandon is an outstanding pitcher but he hasn't pitched. I know he's going to be out there and the guy is a great pitcher. I hope he can go out there and have really good starts for us. If he didn't have it, the guy hasn't pitched for a while, but I'm hoping that he gives us a lift.

Brad, obviously, didn't want to take the loss. I think he was pretty happy when he saw that ball go over the fence.

Adam Everett made some adjustments during spring training and has a much better approach at the plate. The guy's in a very difficult position a lot of times batting eight hole and is coming up with outstanding at-bats. Jason Lane hadn't been swinging it the way he'd like to and he starts crushing the ball.

The Brewers are always tough on us, ... For whatever reason, we just don't show up to games against the Brewers. These series are vitally important. We have got to play them better.

You really can't tell if we win or lose when you're in our locker room. I think it just has a lot to do with being familiar with the other guys. We are just not affected by losses, and that's an incredible strength.

This is obviously a crucial time for us. It's just not a fun time to be hurt. But again, I can't concentrate on that. I have to concentrate on the fact that I'm happy that I even have a chance to play, that my hand should be broken right now.

This might be the loosest team in baseball history. I think it's a credit to the guys in this room. We never quit, we never get down, and when we lose a game ... we come back the next day and give it our best shot. And when you have a guy like Roy, who wins 20 games even though we didn't score any runs for him, you have to like your chances.

It's been a grind for us for a long time. We've been playing playoff baseball since April.

Everett made some adjustments during Spring Training. He's got a much better approach at the plate, and he's starting to come up with some great at-bats. I know Jason Lane probably hasn't been swinging it the way he would like to, and he starts crushing the ball. Hitting is contagious; there's no doubt about it.

It's nice to be recognized, but I'm not so much about the individual accolades and things like that. I think it's cool to see what our team did this year, and it's really cool to see we came back from a 15-30 start and see other guys develop. It was a fun year and a cool ride.

It's a miracle that we're just a half-game back as poorly as we played. We're not producing any runs.

It's disappointing to get blown out. Mitre just pitched really well. Offensively, they just got a lot of hits. It was just one of those days where they were on and we were off.

It was actually very easy for me just in the sense that I got a slow roller. I saw Albert already running down the line. There actually was no decision; you had to go home.

There's virtually no pressure on me, ... The pitcher has got to throw it over the plate. I got some good pitches to hit in those situations.

It's neat. I'm happy really about what our team did. This isn't like some individualization award you win like a scoring title in basketball. I think it's a real tribute to the team we had.

It's neat, ... I'm happy really about what our team did. This isn't like some individualization award you win like a scoring title in basketball. I think it's a real tribute to the team we had.

I definitely feel more comfortable when I know what to expect and I know what the program is. I'm very good with routines. That's not to say I can't make an adjustment if you move me in the lineup, but in general I know I'm going to bat third or fourth or fifth in the lineup, and it's nice to know what your role is.

I don't want to start slowly, but that just seems to be how I've started since I was very young. Hopefully I'll get off to a quick start, because I feel very good at the plate.

You can't tell in this clubhouse if we've won or lost.

The guy fishes with dynamite. That should encapsulate the guy.

If I go 500 at-bats and hit 10 home runs, then something's wrong.

I don't know if people know how hard it is to get a hit or how hard it is to field a ground ball. It's an easy game in principal, but to actually execute the game it's very difficult.

I'm not worrying about my mechanics-and that's a fun feeling. It's nice to be confident and not worry about where my hands and feet are.

I've always been counted out. I've always had people believing I didn't belong. I think that has made me work a little harder.

The College World Series, that's the end-all deal as a college player. To get a chance to play in the World Series and win it, that was surreal.

I love a hard-hit ball, a diving-play situation where you realize afterward there was no thinking involved. It was 100 percent reaction.

I hope I can always be counted on to get a hit or get a guy in-to be an even keel in the lineup.

Playing third base, you rarely have time to get into a great fielding position. It's all about reaction.

I think it's awesome. I miss it so much. That ocean has something on me.