Especially the last couple of days people were very excited, more excited than I was, ... I was eager to see how things were going to turn out, but I slept easy (Wednesday) night. ... I'm the second-best pitcher in the National League, which is not that dang bad. |
Everything he meant to his team and the city, |
Everything was good today -- getting my legs back into it. I was just trying to get into situations where I have to make a pitch. It was all fun getting back into it. |
He better not because then I'll be nervous. |
He is a good guy. I'm not believing it. |
He's a great baseball mind. But he wants to get with his family, and you've got to respect that. |
He's a great fit for our team because we're very young and enthusiastic ourselves. He's almost like a player, running around touching bases and everything. |
He's a lot more poised than I was at that age. His work ethic is great. I think going to college helped him, because he was already fine-tuned. When I went out there, I was kind of wide-eyed. He went out there focused. |
He's already got it down to where he's telling guys when they're pitching. That's the greatest honor for any individual, to represent their country. |
He's always told me don't be afraid to do something special. A lot of times guys are afraid and don't want that responsibility. |
He's one of my favorite players, if not my favorite player, the way he goes about his business. He makes them go. I was thinking, 'If I could stop him from getting on base and causing havoc.' I was trying to disrupt him any way I could. I wish him all the best. |
He's very enthusiastic. The last few days he's been running around, trying to help the catchers. Things like that. I think that's a great fit for our team because we're very young and enthusiastic ourselves. He's almost like a player, running around touching base and everything. |
Hey, this is the highest honor of my profession. Look at Mr. Jeter over there. And A-Rod. Just riding the bus with those guys today. It's surreal to be around them. |
His name is on the wall, that shows you what kind of player he was, |
How did I survive without this? Carrying around all those CDs ... man, how did I live like that? |