You don't play to win the division, you play to win the championship ring. We didn't get it last year. How many Central Division titles does this team have? We don't care about that. It doesn't matter what kind of record we have. Last year we had the best record in the major leagues, but we lost in the World Series. Nobody's talking about (the record). Everybody talks about the world champions. You concentrate on getting back there and winning. |
You don't play to win the division; you play to win championship rings. |
You don't want to get caught up thinking along with him, because then, he'll sneak something by you. You have to make sure the ball is up and put your best swing on it. He did a real good job tonight keeping the ball down. |
You have to find a way to win. You can't win with the long ball. You have to find a way to win, to do something, to create something, to hit and run, get a bunt, steal a base. That's what we did all year long and we carried on in the playoffs. |
You have to show respect for the other guys. It's good to know we have a spot in the playoffs but still you don't want to take things for granted. |
You saw the fans today, they were excited. They were talking trash back and forth. It was beautiful. I felt chills. |
You're representing your country . That's it. It doesn't get any better than that. I was excited right away... you've got to be excited. |