It's unbelievable. In fact, it's embarrassing, is what it is. |
On a double, especially with the fastest guy in the league and maybe the fastest guy on earth, you're feeling pretty good. With nobody out, you know you're going to be in scoring position, and your worst case is Willy standing with nobody out on third and Lance Berkman at-bat. |
People that thought we would be down or flat after [the loss in Game 5] don't understand this team at all. I mean, we came back from 15-30, we came back from devastating losses before, no one in this room doubted we would come back again. |
So imagine that you're coming to work. You'd be like, 'Well, we're done. It's over.' But at that point, you know those games are still scheduled. You have to go out and play. So your shoulders kind of come down and you say, 'Look, we're going to go down fighting.' |
That was an easy decision. You know he's the tying run and there's no other play. You're either going to do it or you're not. Luckily, the throw didn't hit his shoulder. |
That was easy. There was no other play. |
That's incredible that we're only half a game out. That's absolutely mind-boggling with how we've played. |
The bottom line is, we're still ahead. We haven't been eliminated. This [Game 5] was a tough loss, but it's not the end. |
The Brewers are always tough on us, ... For whatever reason, we just don't show up to games against the Brewers. These series are vitally important. We have got to play them better. |
The eighth inning's going to haunt me. It's kind of the unwritten rule: you can't strike out with a man on third base and nobody out. I saw the ball. He just put it in the right spot. |
The guy fishes with dynamite. That should encapsulate the guy. |
The presence of having Lance healthy in the lineup is something you can't really explain. When I came up to bat, the pressure was really off because of Willy and Lance. It was really those two guys in that inning. |
Theoretically? Come on, there will be fewer. |
There was a frustration going on. Certainly with me there was. I was extremely frustrated with the last two days. My idea today was to hit the ball or go down in a ball of flames. Truly, that was the idea. |
There were no expectations last year. There's probably not many this year, either. That's OK. Baseball is no different than everything else. If there's a tremendous amount of hype about something, you start believing it. You have to remember every time you walk in the clubhouse that you can be replaced. |