Last year (2004) we took a big step by winning in the playoffs for the first time. This year was another huge step. We've got a taste of it now. Now it's the same old story, try to keep your club together and look forward to next year. |
Last year, they did it without me. Hopefully, this year I can help us get past this round. |
Like I've said before over and over, there's nothing worse than getting paid to do something and you don't feel like you're doing your job. |
like it was yesterday. |
Mentally, more than anything else, I had nine hard years here [with the Yankees]. I've accomplished more than I'd ever dreamed of doing. I'm not sure if I'm going to want to continue on. |
Moose came in and ... that was the turning point of the game right there. If those two runs score ... |
No matter what we're doing offensively, I should pitch better. I knew Chris was going to throw a good game tonight. He has great stuff. I kind of made some mistakes tonight. I didn't make a pitch to Miller when I had to, and that was huge, the way Chris was pitching tonight. |
No matter what we're doing offensively, you know that Chris was probably going to throw a good game tonight. He's got great stuff. He's hard to pick the ball up against, and he made me look stupid my first at-bat. |
Nolan told me that it was not going to feel good this year, ... That's the problem. You don't know how your arm is going to feel one day to the next. Every time I go out there, it's a battle. Some days it feels better than others. And I've put a lot on it this year. |
Obviously, the starting pitcher, you've got to set the tone. The first inning, give up three runs, that's just terrible. It's extremely disappointing. I'm embarrassed. I don't know what to say. I've got to go around to every guy and apologize. |
Really, the only pressure I've ever really felt has just come from myself, ... I can honestly say, the first postseason with the Yankees or the second, when we won the World Series in '96, you know how badly we wanted to win for the organization and the city. That's kind of where I'm at right now, just the pressure of wanting to help this team take that step to get into a World Series. |
She wanted him to keep playing, ... is probably the best place for him to be. He'll have time to grieve after the game. |
She wanted him to keep playing, you know? |
So that was very emotional, being able to get there for the first time. I know it wasn't that long, but it just seemed like in New York's eyes it was so long since they'd been back to a World Series. |
St. Louis had a great staff, and we look forward now to the Sox, |