It's nice and it's always great to start off well. But let's keep it going. It seems there's someone who steps up each day. It's fun. It's like, 'Who's going to do it today?' We're really rockin' and rollin' here. |
J.D. is a very professional hitter. He has very good at-bats. He kick-started us, and it helped us against Brad Radke (2-2), who is a very good pitcher. |
Jermaine is a very professional hitter and he has very good at-bats. He kinda kick started it and helped us against (Brad) Radke. It's like, 'Who is going to do it today?' I think we are rocking and rolling here. |
Jose pitched a great ball game and it carried over. |
My dad told me when I went into high school, 'It's not what you do when you walk in the door that matters. It's what you do when you walk out.' That's when you've made a lasting impression. |
My favorite thing to do is still to go back to Peoria, go to my cabin and hunt with the boys. This is a great lifestyle, don't get me wrong. But fun for me is going back with my buddies I grew up with. |
Obviously, I have a ton of memories here. To me, [the reaction] will be nice either way, because it's great to be here and seeing all the people you spent a lot of years seeing. |
Philadelphia treated me great from the day I got there and I will always cherish that. It's a passionate city. They get after it, they are rowdy and they made it easy because they rooted for me. |
Starting with spring training, from Day 1, they really talk about winning here, and preaching winning. It's been very fun. It's been great. I can see now why this team wins. They're very focused, they're very upbeat about playing every day, and it's great. |
That was a big reason why I came here ? because of the success they had, winning it a year ago. Going to spring training and seeing the guys, how they prepare and how they go about their business, you can tell why they won it. |
That was probably one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make. But you make the decisions you make and you move on. |
The bottom line was it was neat. It brought back a lot of memories. It was a big difference, sitting in the other dugout. |
The Indians are going in a way they want to go and I respect that, ... I've loved that organization and I still will. |
The last thing you are ever thinking about against that guy is hitting a home run. As a left-handed hitter against him, you are trying to put the ball in play and make something happen. |
The last thing you think about against that guy is hitting a home run. That guy can pitch. |