“There's a lot of people picking this team to go really far in the playoffs. The fact it's my hometown, the fact that I've been here, the fact that I know and played with a lot of the guys, you couldn't put me in a better scenario.”
Cale Hulse
“The senator was obviously supporting the hometown team, and the senator wanted people to know that. It was a fun release.”
Cody Wertz
“You just don't want to go back to your hometown and hear people talking smack for who knows when we'll play them again. We only have this opportunity once.”
Chinedum Ndukwe
“It's just far too much of a hometown discount. Mike knew there was going to be a difference between offers, but not as much as $9 million, and that's what it could turn out to be.”
Brian Lawton
“We wanted to give it a hometown theme where local people tell their story through our paintings.”
Dan Modzelewski
“My family has always been my biggest supporters so it's great to get this chance. This is a hometown team and a chance for me to give back.”
Darmetreis Kilgore
“There's someone who's going to be very motivated to do well against his hometown team.”
Dave Esquer