I hit it and I knew it was going to be out of the park. I just jumped and knew it was going to be fair…. I didn’t even look. I just knew it was...

It couldn’t be better than this. I just couldn’t believe I did it.

You’re representing your country . That’s it. It doesn’t get any better than that. I was excited right away… you’ve got to be excited.

I don’t try to compare myself with anybody. I don’t get caught up in that because then you might take things for granted. I just try to be the best, go give it my best...

You don’t want to get caught up thinking along with him, because then, he’ll sneak something by you. You have to make sure the ball is up and put your best swing on it. He...

I’m pretty sure we’re happy, but we don’t take things for granted. It’s not where we’re at right now. It’s where we’re going to be next week.

We’ve got some great hitters, but we’re going to face some great pitchers. We’ve got some speed, we’ve got guys with power, guys who can hit the ball all over the park. If we can...

You don’t play to win the division; you play to win championship rings.

I’m just taking advantage of what they’re giving me. I don’t try to do too much. I just try to get on base. Scott and Jimmy (Edmonds) are swinging the bat pretty well right now....

I’m getting pitches. I’m taking my swings. And when I don’t, I take my walks. It would be good for the team to have all those guys going good. But I have to do my...

Hopefully this is the spark that we were looking for, … I know we were struggling a little bit — not a little bit, a lot — in Houston with the bats. Getting that big...

We have been reacting well. It doesn’t matter if a guy’s making $500,000 or $10 million or $5 million. Everybody is the same, and we know that we are here to win games and to...

The only way you win a Gold Glove [in the infield] is if you have a good first baseman. If I don’t help them out, they don’t win. I want them to feel confident that...

I would have taken a one-for-three or a one-for-four and win the game. That’s what it’s about. We just didn’t find a break where we could score and get a bunch of hits early against...

This team reminds me of the team we had in 2004. Any guy that Tony put out there did his job. In this organization, we keep that tradition. The guys that are here are ready...

They’re going to be ready in St. Louis, … We just need to win two before we lose one.

I don’t get to play down in the Dominican, so this is my way of saying ‘Thank you’ to my fans there and helping my country win.

This year was a tough year for us,

I thought we were going to get him. But he found a way to make a pitch and get a ground ball double- play. That’s why he’s won 14 Gold Gloves.

The only thing that matters is that we win the World Series.

It’s pretty tough for the Dominican to put a team together because it’s a third-world country, really poor, and sometimes it’s pretty tough to even get David Ortiz or myself to represent in the Caribbean...

Another opportunity for the World Series. A lot of players retire and never get the opportunity for this.

I know the talent that he’s got, and it’s about time for him to start swinging the bat, because he has some opportunity. I think he has done a great job for us the last...

It’s always nice to do something in front of your fans who support you all year long, … [There are] 47,000 people up there cheering for you and giving you a standing ovation — it’s...

I just did a little prayer, that I might be the last guy to make that out.

That’s the way it goes. There is no more talking, no more excuses. They played good baseball and beat us.

You have to find a way to win. You can’t win with the long ball. You have to find a way to win, to do something, to create something, to hit and run, get a...

Who cares about my home run? I knew you were going to come to that. That’s not what you play for. Home runs never mean more than a win. It would have been great if...

You saw the fans today, they were excited. They were talking trash back and forth. It was beautiful. I felt chills.

You can’t think negative in that situation, … I’m just glad I came through for my guys. This is not over.

We miss those guys, but hey, we’ve got to do it with the team we have here. We’re pretty confident in ourselves that we can do a good job. We have a pretty good team.

That’s what I did.

winning and getting back to the World Series and getting a ring.

I just couldn’t believe I did it, … You don’t think that until you make the out. You can’t think like that. You can’t think negative in that situation. Always think positive, and that’s what...

They pitched well. If you look at our lineup, that’s not easy. From the first hitter to the last, we can hit more than any other team. No more talking about it. No excuses. They...

What? Are you crazy?

I don’t know what it is, I always have a tough time seeing the ball against him. I don’t think it was a bad pitch, it was just my approach to try to hit it...

When you get a walk-off homer, you get to do whatever you want. You need to be excited about it. You don’t get too many of those, so you need to enjoy them when they...

Can’t we talk about anything other than the home run? … It’s getting old. I’m bored. It’s a new day. If this were Game 7 of the World Series, I guess I’d be more excited.

If I could cut the trophy into 25 or 30 pieces and give it to my teammates and coaches I would. Without them it doesn’t happen. The goal is to get the (World Series) ring.

I would say it’s the best base hit I’ve ever had in my career,

It’s a long season; just another home run; just another win.

I know he’s kind of disappointed with the season that he’s having, but still, the guy is struggling and he’s got 25 home runs and 78 RBIs,

I was just thinking, ?Jimmy, hit a ball out of the park to tie the game or get a base hit,’

He made the choice. We have great players on our team that can do just as good a job.

If I hurt myself, it’s part of the game. I get paid to play. I don’t get paid to sit out.

I figure if he’s going to use me, he’s going to use me when he needs me. And that’s what he did. In a key situation, for a game-winning RBI or to tie the game,...

With a guy like that, you’ve got to get him early. If he starts to feel comfortable and make his pitches, he might throw eight or nine strong innings at you.

I don’t think our bats responded the way they were supposed to respond. If you look at our pitching, the only game that they gave more than three runs was the game against Puerto Rico,...

I don’t look at the home runs and RBI. All that is good. I always look at the negative things I did.