We can only hope this gives people a good feeling about our game. We need it. |
We didn't quite finish it off. I hope and cross my fingers that we can come back. We know this team can win the World Series. |
We had some chances. It was a tough night to be a bullpen guy, for either team, ... It just happened that I was the last one out there. |
We have to win two games. I know we can do it, everybody knows we can do it. |
We needed it to be perfect and we got it. They rolled it and it was an awesome play. |
We really needed to win this one, ... The way we hit the ball tonight, the way we pitched, we deserved to win. |
When he strikes somebody out to end an inning, there's just an explosion of applause. Not that it's not loud when any of our pitchers gets a strikeout to end an inning. But when he does it, it's different. They play 'Rocket Man.' Everyone's screaming. It just feels so perfect. |
When I got to the big leagues, I had been a starter my entire career, ... I had never pitched out of the bullpen. I feel really fortunate and blessed that I had him to learn from. He taught me everything I know to do for a routine, how he physically and mentally prepared for a game, the way he warmed up. I didn't have any idea what to do. |
When Roger pitches, you expect that just about anything can happen, |
With the three-run lead that we had, I was just trying to be aggressive and throw strikes and it worked out. Sometimes, you're too over-pumped up. But my experience from last year is really helping me out. I can channel my adrenaline. |
Yeah, seeing just how well those other areas have developed. Shoot, Japan and Korea were exceptional teams. We knew they would be mechanically sound, but we didn't realize the talent they would have. |
Yeah, they obviously have a tremendous pitching staff. Just watching their games on TV, it's amazing that their starters have been able to do what they have done and they seem to get stronger at the end of games. Even if they give up a couple of runs at the beginning or middle, they seem to finish up stronger. |
You always feel like he is about as far ahead as any catcher in the game. He knows the hitters, he knows what trends they have, so very rarely, will I even think twice about what Brad is putting down. It's really nice to not have to think out there. |
You can't really escape it right now. It provides fuel to get out there and do better. |
You don't expect him to do that, ... He's not a home run guy. |