I didn't realize it was up around my shoulders. If he makes that pitch 99 more times, I probably strike out 75 times and pop up the other 24 times. I just got lucky, I think. |
I do feel badly for (Eddings). I know that's part of it, that when you're an umpire you take (garbage). You're always going to be wrong whether it's for one team or the other team. He could have made 200 calls right that game, but that play is the one that's going to be talked about because it came in such a crucial situation. It's a tough job. |
I don't think people give him enough credit for being as smart as he is, ... Now we're talking about that instead of something negative about the team, so I guess that's a good thing. |
I had an opportunity to play in the World Series and actually play in a game and get meaningful at-bats. To be in that situation . . . it didn't sink in until I got home and sat down. |
I just got lucky, I think. |
I love to watch baseball because I understand it, and I'm a big fan of it. But [with] football, I can watch a whole game. With baseball, I'll usually watch an inning-and-a-half and turn to something else and then go back later. |
I pretty much did it last year anyway, so there's no real difference. I've done it before in Montreal. It's actually easier for someone that doesn't play every day to handle it, so you have time to take care of certain problems. I don't mind doing it. I like to know what's going on. We didn't always have that when Mark was doing it. |
I probably will go get a copy of that film and keep it, just so I can say I did it one time. Honestly, in this game, you get lucky sometimes, and sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. |
I think he battles out of tough spots now and it's not a matter of him throwing a pitch and hoping he gets the guy out. I think now you're seeing the real Jose Contreras coming out. |
I think he was 100% correct. We all knew that. It wasn't a surprise. It's probably surprising he held it in that long. |
I thought it was better to at least play some Triple-A and wait for an opportunity than to not play at all. |
It was a combination of us not swinging the bats and he was throwing it well. |
It's another game off the schedule, ... Until they tell us it's clinched or everybody else is mathematically eliminated, we'll try to win every game. |
It's been about a month that he's changed on the bench. He's not as loose and happy go-lucky as he was but, hey, that's the way it is. |
It's disappointing to not get this one in. We ran into a red hot team that's swinging the bats well and they're playing well at home. |