Marlon Anderson

You cannot strike out in your first major-league at-bat.

You cannot strike out in your first major-league at-bat.

Last year (Carpenter) learned to pitch with no pain. Now he's coming out this year and throwing at his best. read more

Last year (Carpenter) learned to pitch with no pain. Now he's coming out this year and throwing at his best. He's just stronger. You take that whole group of guys and the seasons they all had last year, and they just took all that confidence into this year. Add Mark Mulder to that mix and there are five guys who can win every night.

The main thing is you just want to stay out of everybody's way, just don't want to interrupt anything. More read more

The main thing is you just want to stay out of everybody's way, just don't want to interrupt anything. More than anything, you just want to observe.

I was like, 'Cam, can you hear me?' ... He mumbled, 'Yeah,' but he wasn't there. You could tell he read more

I was like, 'Cam, can you hear me?' ... He mumbled, 'Yeah,' but he wasn't there. You could tell he wasn't right. ... I couldn't imagine being a paramedic going to the scene of a wreck. That's what that was, pretty much, a wreck.

[In so many ways, the Mets had this game at their fingertips. Anderson had a chance to beat the throw read more

[In so many ways, the Mets had this game at their fingertips. Anderson had a chance to beat the throw home because Perez double-clutched, but Dodgers catcher Dioner Navarro blocked the plate with his shin guard and would not let Anderson sneak a hand around him.] I didn't have anywhere to go, ... If you have a collision there, you don't know what you're going to get.