" It take longer. So incredible."

" December 18 2000."

" Now members. You set out it was flattering. To line. Very good pitcher and he's doing your pitchers. You know knowing that -- wanted it isn't my thing I still remember -- Christmas shopping with my wife. We -- up to -- for each other. And I got a phone call and it was 31 quarters nose and and we want for the Saint Louis. -- itself it was a answered the phones walk -- and it definitely and so that was. It's over I got traded Hathaway's -- Don't you start thinking of family. -- You know where what what's going to happen to -- only thoughts go through my -- You know. But we drove -- really stop Christmas out of me in my life -- home. You know. Turn on the sports inside the realization of me actually being on Oakland -- with a -- on the open its hat --"

" Now you're left with a really kind of scary thing because you've never seen it before. But at the thirteenth native place. Fifteen the par -- list of things that aren't you but at the same kind of start thinking well another thing -- on you. And I think he thinks of you know I don't know if you like."

" You know at first. Obviously disappointed because. Came up consider those organizations. -- a lot of friends and -- In the mouth. But that I think at the end of the night I realized the opportunity I would have in Oakland. You're starting pitchers that don't something that I always wanted to and you know immediately realized that I would have gotten his starting pitcher and and that's all over anyone really needs is the chance."

" The biggest all of those I was never on the started out and a good. Had a lot of high expectations being traded before Mark Mulder and it was kind of -- right in there. And end let us I don't want to seven. I was really struggling and then had lost. Complete confidence. -- Really good people around me there is you know."

" He's been great friend he's been a really big help nothing. You know he went out there and he what he was really successful in Oakland had a swagger about him. How this stuff on the mound and even if he's only even if you're not that confident in yourself you have to show that you're confident. Because the hitter can pick up on the slightest you know this being -- or. You know on the Barry Zito showed up tonight and I think having him there you go through with me. -- Internet --"

" It was a fun clubhouse. Before this year. Useful for me it was 2006. Being a big part of the team that once the playoffs. That group of players was Frank Thomas. We have 39 home. Self fun here with the with the guys."

" Team really -- hurt her. They're friends pretty much the same guy. Yeah he's he's always a lot of his little different there because they -- looking for opportunities as well."

" He understands -- for some reason you know you wouldn't think that's having kind of different personalities but."

" Did we I think we understand each other."