The season's not over. What if we win the division? We don't have to worry about Tampa Bay. |
The worst thing is, we were in a position to win. We were right in the position we wanted to be, in the ninth inning with Mo. |
Their bullpen is pretty good. Any guy they throw out there doesn't put you in an ideal situation as a hitter. |
Their pitching staff is as good as any team in baseball. You don't want to fall behind them, but unfortunately, we did. We were able to scratch and claw for a couple of late runs. |
Their record doesn't show it, but they've really got some guys who are starting to play well. The experience is going to help them. They've been playing together for a while, and they've got a lot of confidence, especially against us. |
There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them. To be recognized with a Gold Glove with so many other worthy shortstops in our league is an accomplishment I hold with great honor. |
There are people on this team who have had great individual seasons, put up numbers, won awards, done this or that, but the bottom line is that we're trying to win. Who cares what numbers you put up, what accolades you get; you want to win. If we're going to win, we have to do the little things. |
There are probably a lot of owners who aren't thrilled about it. This is something we feel is a good thing. The players association and Major League Baseball are getting together on it so we're excited about it. |
There's no sense of accomplishment. We didn't accomplish anything. |
These are some of the tools that we use. |
They boo us now (at Yankee Stadium) if we?re not playing well. |
They do all the little things. I think they're a pest for most teams. |
They don't beat themselves. They're pretty good at limiting mistakes. I think they're a test for most teams. |
They just pitched well, top to bottom. We didn't see any of them more than once tonight, and they all pitched well against us. |
They played better baseball than us. There's no sugarcoating it, ... They deserved to win. |