“I told the girls that Tampa Catholic always comes to play in the postseason no matter what we did against them in the regular season. I wanted to remind them of what happened two years ago. It was the same situation.”
Casey Higgins
“He came down to Tampa, and we started playing catch, and he had the heaviest ball that I've ever played catch with, as far as sinkers, ... If you could teach everyone what you need to make a ball that heavy, then everybody would do it. That's such a valuable pitch, and he throws an absolute bowling ball.”
Jaret Wright
“That's over. What happened last year is over. Because no one really cares too much any more, besides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ... Nobody remembers who finished second. If you're not on top, then you might as well start all over and rewrite your goals and get to that promised land and make sure you come out on top.”
Donovan McNabb
“I've been on teams like Ottawa and Tampa Bay, and when we played the last place team we'd think, all right, this is a good night for every guy to get a goal or whatever. Everyone looks at it that way.”
Andre Roy
“With the new scheduling ... Tampa Bay is a big winner, absolutely. Was there a happy medium? Yes and no. We would have gotten a fall date (had there not been a move to the spring). There would have been PGA Tour golf here. But not at the level it's going to be now.”
Gerald Goodman
“I didn't know I was close until Rick Cerone (public relations) told me in Tampa earlier this week. When I got the hit today I wanted to get the ball, but the fan wouldn't help me out.”
Jorge Posada
“[Tampa Bay was pleased to get WR Joey Galloway back and he made several key plays against the Chiefs before he strained his groin.] I am sure he is going to struggle throughout the season, ... He certainly delivered in his first game, having been out for two months.”
Jon Gruden
