In Quotes: NLDS Game One

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 2, 2008 3:15PM

In response to the Cubs 7-2 loss in Game One:

"You've got to concentrate. You've got to swing at strikes. You've got to be patient, take walks and you have to put pressure on the pitcher. We didn't do that tonight, and it showed." - Jim Edmonds [MLB]

"We didn't play our best game. We really didn't give ourselves any opportunities to put some runs on the board." - Derek Lee [MLB]

"I think the law of averages says we're going to get going at some point. Everybody just has to stay positive and upbeat. It's just one game." - Ryan Theriot [MLB]

"Players don't think about that, they really don't. It's stuff that's written about and talked about, but we play for the moment. We're not worried about 100 years. We'd love to be able to give Chicago fans the championship. Not only for the guys in the clubhouse but for everyone who follows this team and is a die-hard for this team. We can't worry about that [other] stuff." - Mark DeRosa [Trib]

"Let's hope we get better. We need to swing the bats, no question.'' - Lou Piniella [S-T]

"This might not be the end of the world, but Cubs fans can see it from here. The Cubs spent six months working and hitting and pitching and fielding and sweating to get home-field advantage in the playoffs, and they gave it away in five innings." - Steve Rosenbloom

"It struck the chilled Cub Nation, as it struck this observer, as the innings frittered away and nothing good happened for the home team, that the Dodgers are a very good club." - Rick Telander

"What did you expect? They are just Cubs being Cubs." - Mike Downey

"Six months of rolling to the best record in the NL and putting together the best-looking postseason Cubs roster in three generations suddenly lands on the broad and cranky shoulders of the mercurial Carlos Zambrano." - Gordon Wittenmyer