It's unbelievable, especially after everything that I've battled through, ... It's exciting, especially after being sick last year. |
It's unbelievable. I'm speechless. I'm definitely honored. It's been a lot of hard work and a long road. |
Jaret Wright's the reason why we had a chance to win tonight. He kept his composure. |
Johnny and I spoke a few times over the last week and I strongly encouraged him to sign with the Yankees. It is good to know that our lineup next year will include a natural leadoff hitter whose presence allows Jeter and A-Rod to return to their preferred places in the batting order. Johnny is a good friend and a great guy to have in the clubhouse. I am very excited about having him as a teammate again. |
Make sure everybody knows I'm playing tomorrow, |
my team is fine. |
New York is home to me now. [I wanted] to get a chance to walk through that room and see the kids get a chance to get away from the doctors, play and be with their families in an environment where they have fun. |
Over the course of the season, you're not going to score 10 runs every night. You need to win the 2-1 games, too, and we're not going to have to sit back and wait for a big homer to win a game. We can scratch and claw with Johnny and Derek up top, which is important. |
People don't realize this game is not fair. I've seen some great players who, for whatever reason, never got the opportunity. To keep going back to Triple A, when you know in your heart you have nothing to prove there, it takes a special kid to do that. |
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That kid is going to be good; he reminds me of Rocket. He's young, but that fastball, it's late. I don't care what the radar gun says, it seems like it's on top of you. He's got good stuff. |
That pitch just didn't get away. |
That was a gift, no doubt about it, ... As good as his knuckleball was today, that was definitely a gift. |
That was a Yankee Stadium homer, for sure, |
That was huge, especially with them throwing up a four-spot in the first, ... This is a big win for us, especially with the way we came back. |