If we had had Pettitte last year, we might have won the World Series. He's that important. He's that valuable. To have him healthy this year, even though we kind of subtracted some pieces offensively, I think the addition of Pettitte cancels those out. |
If we win (the wild card), it's because we have unbelievable starting pitching, |
It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there. |
It just goes to show you that anybody can have an off night. He is just a great performer, and you expect him to throw well. At the same time, he's a human being, too. |
It makes a tremendous difference when you have three top-of-the-line starters you can run at a team like the Cardinals. |
It may not be intense in the stands, but it's intense on the field. It's not a rivalry of hatred. It's a rivalry of mutual respect. We enjoy competing against these guys. |
It took me about 250 at-bats, |
It was a pretty remarkable turnaround. |
It was devastating. We thought we were going to the World Series. We were there. Obviously, it was a high to a low, and it wasn't much fun. |
It's a combination of things. We just haven't been able to come up with the big hit or the big pitch when we needed it. |
It's a good place to hit, there's no doubt about that. I don't make too much of those kinds of things, but it's certainly a ballpark that is more favorable for the hitters. |
It's a very high honor, ... I remember when I was being recruited to go there and they take you through the hall of honor and see all the guys' pictures and stuff. It doesn't even cross your mind then that one day you'll have your picture up there. |
It's been pretty incredible for us lately. |
It's definitely a more even series than a 100-win team against an 89-win team, ... A big part of their second half was spent just trying not to get hurt. They weren't playing for anything. They had such a big lead. I expect them to be different than the last time we saw them. |
It's definitely a more even series than a 100-win team against an 89-win team. A big part of their second half was spent just trying not to get hurt. They weren't playing for anything. They had such a big lead. I expect them to be different than the last time we saw them. |