They'll be an anxious couple of days, for sure. But that's our fault. |
They're motivated to fend off the Japanese to make sure they don't have to meet again if they advance. |
Things got very tense at the end. It was exciting. It was a great atmosphere and our guys were into it 100 percent. |
This has been such a special experience. We've all returned to the level of playing the game for joy in this thing. It's been a rebirth. |
This is big stuff for our team. There's no doubt about it. I have no hesitations to say that our team is really enthusiastic and that we know what the expectations are. We can't wait to get going. |
This reflects the cultural aspect of the United States. We are a melting pot of so many different cultures. To stand next to one another on this team is going to be a special opportunity for everybody to recognize that we are all the same and we are all represented. We are all united in the common cause of representing the United States. |
This round has the intensity of a league championship series. |
Tom was very helpful to me. I'm going to remember him in his good days, like 1993 when he was the toast of the country, helping fans enjoy the time of their lives. |
Walking Lee ahead of him [the potential pinch-hitter Choi]...I just felt like it was the right move. We hadn't made too many good pitches to him...so I figured we would take our chances [with Choi]. Unfortunately he connected on the home run. |
We don't want to even think about that. We haven't even got into that far yet. |
We feel this is our game. We grew this game here in the United States. We want to win this tournament. |
We felt like we could make some pitches on (Choi). Unfortunately he got enough of it to hit it over the fence and that was huge for them. |
We had conversations this morning, informal, what ifs. Everybody is of the mind that we have to concentrate on the next two days, but we have had some discussions about that. |
We have a chance to overpower lineups with the depth of this bullpen. |
We have a large number of closers in this bullpen. These guys are able to be ready early, throw a large number of strikes and usually are more ready at this time of the year than the starters. Bullpens in general have a tendency to come together, and I think that's exactly what you will see in this staff. |