It seemed like that moment takes forever, ... The ball going over to first was kind of in slow motion. |
It's not going to last too much longer. |
It's pretty cool when that happens, ... You're not really expecting it. I wasn't expecting it at all. I didn't know if [the fans] cared who I am, or what. It gives you the satisfaction that you're doing something, that someone's taking notice, anyway. |
Last night, I threw that ball high and it could have been big, it could have been a run because the guy gets to second base, |
Last year there was never really a spot where somebody had to come in and fill in ... for an extended period. You usually have that at some point. I don't know if I would have gotten a chance, but if you keep playing, at some point you get a chance to go out on a more regular basis and you have to be ready. |
This was one that worked out. If [Bautista is] safe there and the runner gets to second base, I deserve to get taken down to the tunnel and chewed out. But it did work for us. |
Those are the kind of moments that make all the 0-for-15s worthwhile. It's a big situation, and I got the job done. |
We've had to battle back from those kind of nights a lot this year. |
You just kind of watch the game and see where you might fit in and try to mentally prepare yourself for when the time comes up. When I hit it, I wasn't real sure. I didn't get a whole lot of that ball, but it was just enough. |
You've been sitting around for three-plus hours, and then you have to come in and get the job done. It isn't easy. |