I heard my coaches (Chris Quick and Fred Miller) yell, 'We need the points, we need the points,' throughout the race. |
I just have to keep working my rear-end off, ... I'm not going to pout; that is not going to do anybody any good. It is not my legs, it is not the fact I'm 40 years old. You don't just [perform well] your whole career and have it fall off the table. These things happen, but you can't control when it happens. |
I love it whenever I'm rounding second base. It's a rush when I know I'm going for it and you hear the crowd noise rise. |
I pick my spots, but guys still play me in at third base and a little bit at second. I've always said if the opportunity's there, I'll take it. It depends on the situation. |
I think it's crap that (the investigation) is just because the book came out. |
I used to get 10, 20 bunt hits a year a long time ago. Now I get five or six a year. I kind of pick my spots. I'll probably attempt a lot more than that. Guys still play me in at third base and in a little at second base. I always look. If the opportunity's there, I might as well take it. |
I used to get 15-20 bunt hits a season. Now, I'm down to five or six. Infielders still play me in, but I'm always looking if the opportunity is there. |
I wish we could have won the game. That's a great milestone, but I wish he could have gotten it in a loss to us. |
I've been comfortable in the box, but it doesn't always translate into results. This time of year, results count. I appreciate him sticking with me as much as he has and keep giving me opportunities. I'm glad it's starting to pay off a little bit more. |
In the National League, everybody always said the road to the World Series went through Atlanta. In the American League, the same thing can be said about New York. They're a storied franchise, and rightfully so, with all of the world championships they've won. But we're not intimidated by the Yankees, and we're going to have fun playing those guys. |
It is not how you start; it's how you finish, ... I expect to make it a strong finish. |
It seems if you write a book about something, there's going to be an investigation. It seems that has followed the publishing of the book. I don't think that's right. You didn't hear anything about this until the book was written. |
It was all in fun. |
It's a long flight for both teams. This team is not going to hang its head. We're going to come back tomorrow with the same energy we had today. |
It's nice to be in our own beds. We would have had what the Yankees had, so we were glad to come home. Any time you can come home and sleep in your own bed and have the off day, it's definitely an advantage. |