It was special. It was his first start and it was my first Opening Day. But the circumstances of how it came about, him being 20 and me being 22, made it all the more incredible. |
It was the right call. Jeff stepped across the plate and it was the right call. |
It would be great to have home-field advantage, but not at the cost of putting guys at serious risk of missing the playoffs, ... Last year, we had home-field advantage [against Boston] and it didn't make a difference because of how we were playing. We were beat up. Getting guys healthy is more important than grinding it out. |
It would have been nice to have seen Ervin finish the game, ... It was time for a fresh horse. Frankie came in and did the job. |
It's a five-cylinder engine, and we'll need those five guys every night. |
It's a terrific achievement for us right now and hopefully it's one rung up the ladder, but I'd like to congratulate (the Yankees) on an incredible season, because we had our hands full in every aspect of the game. |
It's almost like you're running in a marsh or a swamp. |
It's an aggressive baserunning play. I don't think it's one we're going to design unless you're Willie Mays Hayes. |
It's another nice milestone, but I don't think it's what Frankie is all about, ... His goal is to help the team win. It does put Frankie in a class we believe he belongs in, and hopefully, he'll add to it (his save total). |
It's big for us. These guys have to pitch deep into a game to give us a chance to win, and you couldn't ask for a better job than John gave us. |
It's fun to be here. No one has a crystal ball, but I just know there's no better job in baseball if you want to manage, with the way Arte and Bill are committed to achieving. |
It's going to be funny not seeing Jarrod wearing red. We know what he's going to do, we just don't know when he's going to do it. |
It's good that (Byrd) had an early lead. The early runs helped him to relax and make good pitches. |
It's important for any young catcher to work as much as he can with these pitchers, and we're going to lose that opportunity with a couple guys, but there's not much we're able to do about it. He's just going to have to be a quick study. |
It's jammed, [but] it's not anywhere near what he did three months ago when he missed all that time. We're going to take it day-by-day. |