Major League Baseball (MLB) Teams

"I can honestly say I could be happier [in St. Louis]. I'm going to a better team. I'm going to a better organization. I'm going to a better city. Everything is better, and that's how I'm looking forward to it."

"I don't see what could be better to play a game and get paid for it."

"If I didn't play baseball I don't know what I would do. It just doesn't seem right if I go a day without baseball."

"If the player has the confidence and ability, then he should sign with the pro team. Academics certainly play a large part in the decision, but if someone feels they are ready to sign, they should."

"If you keep your team in the game and give them a chance to win each and every start, what could be better than that? That, to me, is my main goal."

"I'm going to approach it as trying to do my best, but you can't do everything yourself. That's asking for bad things to happen."

"I think the whole mechanics thing is kind of blown out of proportion, because if your arm is working right, everything else is fine."

"It's always been baseball for me."

"I want to be one who has to throw the big game."

"My body and my arm will tell me when they're ready."

"No one in St. Louis-not the coaches, the fans, even some of my teammates-nobody in St. Louis has seen what I'm capable of doing."

"That's just me. I take it as it goes."

"The minute you start getting in trouble, you can't try to do new stuff. You can't try to make a nasty pitch or 'paint the black' because that's when you fall behind. You have to stick with what works for you and go after hitters like there's nobody on base."

"When I was younger, things came so easily to me. It was just natural."

"When you have an inconsistent season, you learn a lot about yourself and your pitching."

"Everything he touches turns to gold." - Tim Hudson

"He knows how to win. Whenever he gets in trouble, the damage is limited. He has a great knack for that." - Damian Miller

"He's got all the skills, tools and ability that a pitcher could want." - Art Howe

"He's one of those guys who drives you crazy, because there's nothing he's not good at. He's tall, good-looking, a great pitcher, whips everyone on the golf course and has all kinds of women chasing after him. Makes you sick, doesn't it?" - Tim Hudson

"He's smart. He studies the game, studies the hitters and knows what to do and what not to do to them." - Jermaine Dye

"He's very natural, very smooth at everything he does. He makes things look easy. For most people, it's not. For him, it is." - Jason Isringhausen

"Mark always has had a special knack for what he could do athletically and the ability to put things together. He's a special guy. Watch him field. Watch him hit. There's not a lot of effort." - Greg Gunderson

"Mark can't have a hair out of place. 'Cool Daddy-O,' that's his nickname." - Tim Hudson

"Mark is one of those talents that my 11-year-old daughter could scout. It didn't take any brains to scout, draft and develop Mark Mulder." - Billy Beane

"Mark is truly mastering the art of pitching. He knows how to set up hitters and move the ball from side to side and up and down in the zone. He knows what to do and how to win." - Rick Peterson

"Mark's obviously a physical talent. He's got a great head on his shoulders. He's a tremendous athlete." - Billy Beane

"One thing he does incredibly well is how he handles himself after disastrous outings." - Rick Peterson

"One thing that's special about him: He knows his strengths, and knows his mistakes. He's a straight-up guy." - Rick Peterson

"That's his thing, finding that rhythm. Sinking the ball, cutting it, keeping it on the ground, and in the ballpark. He's getting through innings without throwing a lot of pitches. That's how he does it." - Jason Isringhausen

"You want to do all you can to give a guy like that a win." - Reggie Sanders