His sinker today was ridiculous. Some days, he's left it over the plate of late and gotten a few of them hit. He was hitting the corners all day and keeping them off balance. He threw a heck of a game. |
I couldn't have planned it any better. It's important to pick up the hardware [in person], because you never know how many opportunities you're going to get. |
I didn't even see the ball. I just saw Robb take off. Joey (Cora) was yelling at me, 'Go, go, go!' So I tried to get up and get back on my horse. As soon as I could, I was out of gas. I thought I got my hand in there. |
I don't know how they figure that stuff out, but it's definitely a compliment for someone to recognize the fact that I play good defense. I don't know what those numbers mean, but the bottom line is to go out and catch the ball. |
I don't know why people have to be negative. Why can't everyone just be positive? |
I felt everybody was in the game tonight. The effort and intensity was in the dugout. Guys were hanging on every pitch. |
I guess you could use the words 'Steady Eddie.' He doesn't get too high or low. He's got a real calm demeanor to him. Pressure or no pressure, he gets the job done. |
I know we didn't like him a whole bunch when we played against him in Minnesota, (him) stepping on bats and throwing elbows and stuff like that, but that's him. He's a guy you love to have when he's on your team, but probably not a guy you enjoy playing against. |
I never really had the chance to say goodbye to the fans. |
I never really had the chance to say goodbye to the fans. I had a chance at the White House to say goodbye to my teammates, but never the fans. |
I stop watching baseball when football season starts, |
I think everyone picked us fourth in our division last season. You're going to deal with critics and people who have their own opinions, but ultimately it's about the 25 guys in the clubhouse. If we believe we can go out there and win, our chances of going out and having success go way up. |
I think it builds confidence to know you can came back in situations like this. Next time we find ourselves in that situation, we know we can do it. We definitely have a group of guys who like being around each other. And I think something like this makes us even closer. |
I think people underestimate the ability of both these teams to score runs and the resiliency of both of us. You're going to have your good pitching outings and your big hitting outings. (Sunday) night, we came out on top — but both teams are definitely capable of scoring runs. |
I think there's not enough made about the chemistry of a team and the ability of everybody to pull on the same end of the rope and worry about what matters, and that's wins. |