I couldn't really judge him because of the shadows. He was hitting his spots and didn't leave any balls out over the plate. That was the first time I faced him, and he's got good stuff with a bright future. |
I didn't even really see the pitch. I thought it was a ball because the umpire didn't say anything. It was a delayed call. So I was just going on the umpire. |
I didn't feel too good on those first two at-bats. You never know. |
I don't even remember facing him. I think I might have faced him once when I got traded in 2003. He can do what he does. I'm going to make my living regardless of what he says or what he does. I never met the guy, so I don't even care. If he's going to do that, it just makes him look bad. |
I don't give a [expletive] what Beckett thinks. I'm out there competing. I don't care what he does on the mound. I hope he doesn't care what I do when I hit. |
I don't think I see myself (as a DH) now. Anything can happen. There are a lot of variables involved. I broke spring training as a DH last year, I guess -- I didn't know that then -- and the majority of the games I played (were) in the field and I made the all-star team. |
I fought my mechanics a lot the last two seasons and that's primarily what held me back last year when I'd have some good months and some not-so-good months. Now I'm not thinking about mechanics. I'm thinking about the right things and doing the right things. |
I love Gus, he's awesome. He's a great competitor, he keeps his composure, he acts like a veteran and does a great job. |
I think it's the atmosphere, it's everything involved with the Yankees and Yankee Stadium. |
I took the wind right out of our sails. It was a ball. I saw the pitch very late and I just reacted to it. |
I'll tell you this, after facing him, I could have faced the best pitcher in the league and I would have been excited about it, |
I've been making adjustments. I've got a lot of confidence in him and we understand when he says something, it's for a purpose. |
I've been playing for five years now and only two of the teams I've been on were like that. |
I've never been involved in a pennant race, but I think it increases the pressure on them. It's tough to win two games in one day. We're feeling good and we're ready to take on the Red Sox. |
It was more or less just an instinct thing, ... Seeing the situation, I just took a gamble. It might be a little bit out of the norm but every run against Randy is huge. |