Joe Nathan Quotes

"At least top three. A lot of times wins are out of your control, so all he can do is try to finish off strong with his last three (starts) and get his win total up a little bit — and hopefully his other numbers are strong enough to persuade some people to go that route."

"We would've liked to have been more game-ready. Guys were missing pitches they don't normally miss."

"It was one of those games where the opposing team kind of takes a breath when they see that Johan isn't coming back out there, ... Cy Young could go out there and they'd be relieved that it's not Johan."

"I'll pitch wherever they want me to. I'm just happy to be here."

"If someone shaves, I'm shaving too. It's something that kind of started and I'm waiting for someone to shave so I can shave. But I'm not going to be the first one."

"I think it's the cardinal's vision and the pope's vision that it would be a center that would appeal to a lot of people. The hope was that it wasn't going to be 10 people giving millions each ... but millions each giving $1."

"We expect (charter school) enrollment to grow again this fall up to about 20,000 so that means there has been up to 80, 90 percent increase just in the last five years,"

"Every time IBM sells a product that uses our technology, it damages us. That will come out at the trial,"

"Being on an All-Star team is great, but look around at the talent here from both leagues. It's even more special."

"We're leaving cell-phone numbers just in case, but we're out of there. We'll go hit a sports bar or something."

"Obviously, we've got a lot of work to do. But if we lose this series, we're basically out of it. To win this series shows we're still in it and shows we've still got some fight left in us."

"Shoot, today's performance has to put him in at least the top three. Who else would you put there?"

"The opportunity was there. Everything has worked out great in Minnesota."