Scott Downs Quotations

We're missing five starters. We need them back, but we're winning games now with guys I didn't expect to get much playing time this season and that's good for our depth later in the season.

I have just been happy to make whatever contribution I can to help. With the injuries you just have to pull together until we get everybody back.

He had some errors behind him. They were plays we should have made, but when you come back and win, it doesn't matter as much.

He'll mold our offensive line into a great unit.

He should have more wins than he has. He's earned more wins, but he's been in games against very good pitchers and lost a few low-scoring games. But Jordan has been very good all season long.

He was fantastic again. He's been great all year and deserves more wins than he has because we have not scored runs for him.

That's a tough lineup. To get a five-spot early helps and lets you pound the zone a little bit. I got the curveball to Ortiz -- he's just a strong guy. It was a pretty good pitch, I thought, but that happens. I'm glad it was a 5-1 game instead of a 5-4 game.

We have a chance to play spoilers right now. It's fun to play in an atmosphere like this.

We kind of helped them out a little bit, but that's baseball. We made the plays when we had to, ... I wasn't so aggressive when I got ahead in the count. I felt like I was trying to pick a little bit and my curveball wasn't as sharp at times. Those are the things you've got to battle through.

We got some big hits in big situations. Two out hits are big and we got some big ones today.

Everything was working for me today. Right now I'm executing my pitches and throwing the ball where I want and things are falling my way. They've got a pretty tough lineup, but you worry about every lineup.

The system will be new to everybody. Right now, we don't have a quarterback that has played any significant amount of time.

The one Cantu hit wasn't a bad pitch, he's just a strong kid, ... Tonight with the wind blowing out it didn't take a whole lot.

A point of emphasis with us right now is that we do not have a virtual returning starter at any position. That's the way we want to go into spring drills. As a staff, we are now evaluating our players on the field. We've had a chance to observe them through winter conditioning, but now let's see where we're at as a football team.

As a whole staff, we're just trying to step it up while Doc and Teddy are out,

That was a big play because they'd had a couple of hits and the game could have changed dramatically.

That's why he's as good as he is. He never stops working hard at what he does. He never gets satisfied with where he is and always works to get better. That's why he's having the season he's having now.

It was dark. It was getting pretty hard to see out there.

It's my first win as a Blue Jay, it's exciting.

It was an important game for me. I think it proved I could be starter in the big leagues and it proved that I could compete at the big-league level on a consistent basis.

It was a battle. I was fortunate enough to keep the team in the game while I was in there.

I'm proud of our guys. They never quit, they knew what they were going up against today and they hung in there and battled. It was a great ball game for the top two small-school teams in the area.

I'm making pitches when I need to make pitches and I'm not putting myself behind the eight-ball. It's all about keeping your team in the game. If we get nine, I can give up eight. As long as your team's in the game, I've done my job.

I'm just riding a wave right now. Pitching right now is fun. I'm going out there and keeping my team in the game.

I'm just riding a wave, ... Pitching right now is fun. I'm going out there and keeping the team in the game for as long as I'm out there. As long as I do that pitching is still going to be fun.

You've got to have guys who fill in the void and I'm taking in pride in that.

The chance is all I could ask for. It was good for me just to get a fresh start so I could pitch and prove I could be at the major-league level on a consistent basis. These guys gave me that last year and I'm getting that chance again this year.