They didn't guarantee me anything, but the vibe I got from them from what they said to me was that they weren't going to trade me any time in the near future. That's relative to whatever you think the near future is, but I thought it came pretty quick. |
They're the No. 1 team in the division. It was nice to shut them down. Any time you go up against those guys, you want to show that you can play with them. |
This is as good of a start as I could possibly have. |
This is as good of a start as I could possibly have. I could tell when I threw the first five balls just warming up that I had good stuff. |
To have an entire new infield and a new center fielder is a huge change for a team. It's going to take probably to the beginning of April to see where we are. |
To make it through that inning just giving up two runs really helped out a lot, |
Today was as close as I'm going to get to a regular season game in spring training. It was in front of a crowd that I enjoy playing in front of. |
We got on a streak just like this last year, and you really feed off each other. You're thinking about getting deep into the game to save the bullpen for October, and it's fun. |
We'll be all right if we can do that. |
We'll try to wipe this one away as quickly as possible. |
We'll try to wipe this one away as quickly as possible. I only threw 79 pitches, so I feel like I'll be healthy for the Yankees. ... You always hope for the opportunity. So, we'll see. |
We're definitely close, probably as close as you get to a GM as a player but it's a business. It doesn't matter how you feel personally about somebody. You've got to make the best move. It's like playing a chess match. You're just pieces on a freaking board, that's what players are in this business. It doesn't matter how much they like you. |
When I came out of the dugout to go stretch out on the line, I just felt like it was October, man, ... I could feel the excitement in the crowd. Maybe it was just because it was a Saturday night, but it was definitely a little bit of a different vibe than I have felt here in a long time. |
When you win the division, you have the right to do whatever you want. That includes forfeit if they want to. They won the division. They don't have to listen to anybody else. |
You can't walk in a dark alley at midnight and not be recognized in New England. |