“If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.”
Dwight Gooden
“Except for a few pitches, he pitched great. We really wanted to give him the win. It was a gutsy performance by him. We couldn't get enough runs for him and it's a little frustrating.”
Derrek Lee
“[One of Carpenter's hardest pitches started with the softest of tosses. With the pitching coach who taught him the cutter, Mel Queen, Carpenter would stand about 15 to 20 feet away and fling the new pitch.] I was just lobbing it to the point Mel was catching it with his bare hands, ... I was just lobbing it to feel it come off my hand and feel the spin it was supposed to have.”
Chris Carpenter
“We were calling pitches to pitch around Ovens, but the pitchers weren't pitching it. It's that simple. We weren't calling for fastballs down the middle with base-runners on with the best hitter on their team standing there. They couldn't hit spots, and if you couldn't hit spots, he'll hit the ball.”
Dave Moates
“I wouldn't say it was one of his greatest performances, but he pitched well enough to win.”
Alan Trammell
“I pitched well and got a win, ... Now I've got one more start to give myself a good finish.”
Mike Maroth
“I made one bad pitch to Gibbons. I felt great. I could have pitched extra innings.”
Tim Wakefield
