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"I guess it would look like that, but I'm trying not to think about that at all," DiNardo said. I'm just trying to think about the old cliche, one pitch at a time, to be completely honest with you. If I think that way, I'll hopefully be successful, and then hey, maybe I'll have a job next year." - On trying for a spot in the rotation

"It's something that you either deal with it or you don't deal with it. You go get a real job. And I think playing in Triple-A beats a lot of the 9-to-5 jobs that I would be working if I didn't play baseball. So I look at it like that."

"You get excited about every start. It's time to hang it up if you don't get excited about every start. That's what Mike Timlin told me: 'Every time you go out there's butterflies. Once you stop getting butterflies, it's time to hang it up.' And he's right. Every start I've ever had I get butterflies; you get past it -- sometimes sooner than later but butterflies nonetheless." - On his first start (9/10/2009) after his call up to Kansas City

"I like what he brings to the table. I'd like to see him pitch ahead just a little bit more. But he's a great competitor. He stays real calm in key situations. Obviously, the double plays that he got in his first outing are very encouraging. ... If you're going to get behind and have a walk or a base hit, the ability to get two outs with one pitch, that's big." - Trey Hillman