Paul Abbott

"I'll take that baseball and put it in my living room and say I pitched a complete game." -Paul Abbott

"That (a catch like that) gets your blood pumping. I think I should get some credit for making him famous. I was on the mound last year when he made that leap over the wall (to rob Yankee's Derek Jeter). I might as well be in charge of his PR." -Paul Abbott on Mike Cameron

"The road is where a team comes together. You spend so much time with one another, travel for hours, go out to eat. When you win on the road, it's because you have good people on your teams. It's a good road team, a good home team. It's just a damn good team." -Paul Abbott, on the 2001 Seattle Mariners

"He's still here. If his name wasn't over his locker over there, there would be a big void in this clubhouse. He's like a security blanket." -Paul Abbott, on teammate Jay Buhner

"It seems like it's becoming routine, their ability to come back. All we have to do is keep it close, not give up a huge inning, and we know the runs are coming." -Paul Abbott

"I've got a three-game hitting streak going, but who's counting." -Paul Abbott

"They show the division standings on the scoreboard and ours comes up last. I pay attention. I want to see it. It doesn't come around like this every 100 years. It's like Halley's comet. It doesn't look right." -Paul Abbott

"This was the first time where I got out there and just didn't feel comfortable. I couldn't get my fastball where I wanted it." -Paul Abbott