Everyone asked me what I did with the last out. |
First things first; we have to make the playoffs. |
For a guy to get shunned by another organization and come over here and do what he's done, ... it's a great story. |
For some reason, we have either been left on that field a lot or lost a lot of games here late. I can't explain it, but (Kansas City manager) Buddy Bell's teams definitely are going to play hard. |
Games against them, you're going to lose some games. You can't put too much stock into it if they blow you out because they have the team to do that. |
Garland, we just hopped on his back tonight and just rode him. |
He (Lackey) had a base open ... and I was trying to resist the urge to think that he was gong to walk me, |
He didn't hang a slider. It was away. But for a guy as good as him, that's about as good of a pitch as you can get. He doesn't leave many balls in the middle of the plate and that's why he's so good. I just ... I want it back, put it that way. |
He just tries to hit home with the family thing and how we handle ourselves as a group. All stuff not related to baseball, just how we interact with people. If you get all that stuff straight, you'll get the most out of your talent. |
He might be one of the guys I can beat in a race. |
He said before the game that he was going to hit a homer tonight. But he says that before a lot of games. |
He went all season, six months without hitting a home run. Now he's got two in the postseason, a huge one right there, ... That's as big a home run as you can ever hit. |
He went all season, six months without hitting a home run. Now he's got two in the postseason, a huge one right there. That's as big a home run as you can ever hit. |
He's a fiery, mean type of guy, ... but in a good way. He's an in-your-face type of guy that keeps you on your toes. He's so competitive, and takes it to a different level. |
He's a force. I got a front row seat on-deck. |