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Letter "L" » Lloyd McClendon Quotes
«Over the past 15 years, it's been a wonderful ride, ... I'll always be a Pirate at heart.»
«Sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. But from an offensive standpoint, we just are not swinging the bats worth a dime. We had opportunities time and time again. We just couldn't put anything together.»
«This city is very fortunate to have an owner who's committed to bringing winning baseball to Pittsburgh. This city should embrace that and get behind this young team and give them a chance to grow and to get better...I'm going to miss tremendously putting on a Pirate uniform, one I wore very proudly for 15 years. I feel I have roots in this community and I'm proud to be part of this community.»
«He threw the ball OK. We had him on the ropes a couple of times but he threw the ball well when he had to. I think his stuff was just OK, though. It wasn't electric. I have seen him when he's been more electric than that.»
«I just forgot how many outs there were -- nobody's perfect. You don't like to do it, but sometimes that stuff happens.»
«When things don't go right for a closer, the game is usually over. You don't get many second chances that particular day. People go away with a bad taste in their mouth.»
«It's real easy to say, 'Give him a breather and let someone else close,' ... It takes a different animal to get it done. Those are the toughest three outs in baseball to get. Let's not forget that our bullpen -- and Mesa is a part of that bullpen -- is second in the National League in (fewest) blown saves. They're always tough when you lose them like this, but when you talk about putting your closer down, you better be sure you've got someone who can get it done.»
«We certainly had opportunities to add on and put the game out of reach. Unfortunately, it did come down to the ninth.»
«When you talk about putting your closer down, you'd better be sure you have somebody [else] who can get it done.»
«I will go wherever this career takes me and [with] whoever comes calling -- whether that's on the field, the front office, an adviser or maybe broadcasting,»