"I'm honored to receive this award, especially since it was voted upon by my teammates and the coaching staff. Buddy Bell, one of the finest people I've ever met, once told me that 'the greatest thing you can do in this game is be a good teammate.' I had a lot of injury problems this year, but I always tried to keep that in mind. You may have statistics on the back of your baseball card, but when you try to be a good teammate, that's from the heart and will last forever." - Mike Sweeeney on MLB.com (09/15/2008, Press Release, Source)