To be honest, this was probably one of the most nervous games I've ever pitched in. Coming off last year, the crowd was really into it. The guys on the other club have been kind of mouthing off, talking about how they were a better team than us. So I really wanted us to come out and do just what we did. |
To have somebody out in center field or whatever they're doing, that's cheating. |
Toughest [lineup] I've faced. Hopefully, if it comes down to the playoffs, I can get my revenge. |
We didn't really want to make a big deal, ... We didn't win the World Series. We're just getting in the postseason. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. If we win the World Series or we win the American League Championship, then we can act like that. |
We didn't really want to make a big deal. We didn't win the World Series. We're just getting in the postseason. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. If we win the World Series or we win the American League Championship, then we can act like that. |
We're definitely going to need these guys, so hopefully they're getting the rust out now, |
We're in a little funk. I don't think anybody's worried about our lead. |
We're not even recognized in our own city, ... Everybody in this room knows it's a Cubs town. |
Well, I kind of heard [that I was injured in] Game 3 and Game 4 of the World Series. I think it was because I was icing my arm and no one had ever seen that. But I do it after every start. |
When they started cheering I kind of knew what it was for. |
When we got rid of all that offense, I was thinking, 'There goes all of our power, all of our runs, all of our R.B.I., there goes all that,' ... It was almost, 'How are we going to win any games?' |
Without him in the second half, I don't know if we'd be here today. |
Yeah, he grabbed us before the workout and pretty much said we can't think we'll just flip the switch the last week of spring. He told us it doesn't matter if we win games down here, but he just said that he feels like the guys aren't trying, or at least trying 100 percent. He said they're just out there going through the motions right now. |
You can go either way with it,'' Guillen said. |
You don't want to listen to what a lot of other people think about him. People have bad times in their lives and in their careers and make some wrong choices. And maybe he did something over there that they didn't like, but over here, he would have gotten away with it because we look at him differently. He was a perfect fit for us. |