Mark McLemore

"Some places, some guys think because they put up better numbers, they're a bigger man. We don't have that." -Mark McLemore, on the team mentality of the Mariners

"Catch it. Throw it where it's supposed to go." -Mark McLemore, on how he how he goes about playing defense

"How can you not get something to hit? Ichiro is on like all day, and they don't want him to run ... and Edgar is on deck, so they don't want to walk me ... so they're throwing me mostly hard stuff ... for strikes. Let's see ... is that good? Yep." -Mark McLemore

"We just played six games (and won 5 of them) against two good teams. If people are still surprised we're winning, they are not watching." -Mark McLemore

"I want to play more. I'll probably always want to play more. But I understand the situation, and accept it or not, I want what's best for this team." -Mark McLemore, on not being an everyday player

"He's unbelievable. The Wizard [Ichiro] can just play. When he's not doing it with his bat, which isn't very often, he's doing it with his glove. That's why we call him The Wizard.'' -Mark McLemore, on Ichiro

"Cameron was yelling, 'Second! Second! Second!' and I looked in my glove like, did I drop it? It was very clear to me that it was a catch." -Mark McLemore

"Hey, he deserved it. He had a good week tonight." -Mark McLemore on Bret Boone's curtain call