“If you ask guys on other teams, even when we had Curt [Schilling] and Randy [Johnson], Brandon was the one guy other teams didn’t want to face because of his sinker. He’s got one of the best in the game.”
—Teammate Luis Gonzalez

“If you are going to talk Cy Young, Brandon Webb is one of those that has to be mentioned.”
—Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin

“He gives you the feeling he’s a stopper. He has to be that number one guy. He gives you the confidence that when he goes out there you are going to win.”
—Melvin

“That guy is tough when that sinker gets going. We don’t get to see much of him, but that is a good thing.”
—Devil Rays manager Joe Madden

“I can’t tell you what it does for the confidence of our team knowing this guy is always going to give us seven quality innings. He needs to pick up our staff and he does it.”
—Teammate Eric Byrnes

“He has pitched like our ace all year. He has really learned to embrace his role and he has the confidence a team needs from its ace.”
—Teammate Johnny Estrada

“He realizes he has to be the man at the top of the rotation. He also knows he has the added responsibility to be a guy who can consistently win and pick up innings after a tough loss. He took those responsibilities upon himself.”
—Diamondbacks pitching coach Bryan Price

“I usually don’t eat a lot on days he pitches. It’s not superstition or anything, I am just so keyed up I don’t get hungry.”
—Philip Webb

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