It's important for me these next couple weeks. Just on a personal level, I need to play. I need to get at-bats. To accelerate my play, I need to see pitchers. There's a lot to be done in the next couple of weeks. |
It's kind of the cards we've been dealt right now. Just continue to try and get ready for the season and the games. |
It's like snowflakes ... no two are ever alike, |
It's nice to contribute. Sometimes you all of a sudden feel better. Sometimes you don't know you're tired. |
It's really exciting. It gives all the new people a reason to know why we like playing at home. |
It's time. It's our time. Just play our game. Play hard and leave it on the field for 13 games. |
It's very encouraging. That's a big part of what a pitcher does, having confidence in (the) fastball and being able to go with No. 1. |
Keith threw the ball really well, also. He threw some really good changeups. And his location of his fastball was pretty good. |
Keith was the single reason we have a championship in this city. I have a ton of confidence in him. |
Like every year, the personality of the team takes hold over time. It's something you develop as the season goes along. You don't have a personality that is set going into the year, because every year there's a different mix. |
Like I always say, we handle things in here. In no way, shape or form are we going to play a media game with our teammates. I think that people look to pick on things on Manny because he's Manny Ramirez. We'll take care of things and we take care of things in here. |
Manny's a good teammate. Different people have different things going on. He knows how to prepare himself. If he's not prepared and he's not able to do things, then you can question him. |
More than anything, ... it was a relief. |
Right now, we're just trying to get him out, just like everyone else. But he came up big for them. |
Some of this stuff can help to drive you. But the bottom line is, we need to go after them. Go. Go play the game. |