(Cairo) is a little more experienced. I talked to Phillips about it. Phillips is perfectly fine with it but I wanted to explain anyway that it didn't mean he wouldn't be the first baseman when I do this with Jason. |
(Giambi) wanted to address it and move on. Everybody's their own personality. You have to do what you feel is the thing you have to do to make you comfortable in the situation. |
(In) Game 6, the way he came into Yankee Stadium and pretty much dominated us - that's a memory that will be hard to lose. That had to be one of the most pressure outings you'll ever see in that situation. |
(Jeter) is not going to let (Harper) get into his head. He's going to find a way to get it down. It was a great at-bat. |
(Rivera) was going to get the ball even if we were down a run, ... Having the lead was just a bonus. |
[Being Yankees manager just wasn't fun anymore.] This is the last year of my contract, ... I am certainly not politicking for an extension. I do not know if I'm going to do it after this year. |
[Brown is 4-7 with a 6.50 ERA in 13 starts during an injury-marred season. He has been re-examined by Dr. Robert Watkins, who reported a marked improvement in Brown's back.] There's a chance if he continues to improve that he'll be able to pitch for us in September, ... Whether that's out of the bullpen or other than that, we'll wait and see. |
[He] doesn't live in the past. |
[Instead, Matsui rounded the bag and had no chance when Vernon Wells fielded the ball off the fence and fired to second baseman Aaron Hill, whose throw home was up the first base line but still beat Matsui by three steps.] I think Louie got a little too aggressive in sending Matsui, ... But we dodged a bullet, so to speak. |
[It was the Yankees' second straight loss and third in five games.] I don't think it's fatigue, ... Right now we're flat. We need a pick-me-up. |
[Matsui] could stay up there, ... We always look to protect people, and Jason is good protection for Alex. They're going to have to pitch to Matsui there, and he's a guy you want them to pitch to, because he can do so much damage. |
[Maybe Williams will come back as a one-year bench player, maybe not.] I know he loves it here and I know he doesn't want to go anywhere else, ... It's not for sure that he won't be here, but I know I'll miss him, and I'll miss just wondering what he's doing or how he's doing. He puts a smile on your face. |
[Not surprisingly, Chacon gave plenty of credit to his teammates. Derek Jeter showed off his over-the-shoulder acumen to snag a blooper in the sixth; Cano went up the middle to snag grounders twice; Hideki Matsui made a critical lunging grab; even slow-footed Ruben Sierra came up with a running catch in deep right.] It was just incredible, ... That whole game was so intense. |
[Should that shield Torre from criticism and, ultimately, from the Boss' harsh standards? Of course not. Torre said it himself that long-ago day:] If there comes a time when the boss isn't happy with me, ... I'm sure I'll know it. It is his team after all. |
[That's not to say that the Weaver deal won't pan out, eventually. The Yanks haven't given up.] We didn't send him down because he can't pitch, ... We just had to make room for the new people. |