I'm losing optimism. Excuses don't help much.

McCann aka "Mac":

"No one's looking at the standings at this point," McCann said. "We're trying to play better baseball, trying to have better at-bats and play better defense"


Gardner aka "Gardy":

"We'd much rather be 9-5 than 5-9, but we'd also rather go on a rough stretch like this in April than September."