It’s pretty calming to step in there in that situation. I don’t know why, but it’s a feeling that comes over you. (The fans) are so loud, but you just understand it’s you versus him...

I’m thrilled that they can’t potentially walk him. There’s no base to put him.

He’s a Gold Glover,

I feel very confident with two strikes. I feel it’s more of a freedom. I get very upset with myself if I make an out on a bad pitch before two strikes. With two strikes,...

That just shows you with our club there’s a lot of different ways we can go out there and we can get a victory. Grudzielanek had a great night, but once again you were looking...

You like to win the game but there’s something about the squeeze play. It’s do or die. I get more opportunity to do that, too.

We played this same game all season. We haven’t tried to do anything different here. We’re not playing outside our capabilities. This is how we do it.

I had been facing live pitching right up until I came here. So it wasn’t as different for me today as maybe some other guys.

How many little kids are out there fighting because they know David did it? … A lot of people have said to me that we are an inspiration. … People say, `How do you do...

It’s like when I was playing in the Angels-Oakland games. That’s not a rivalry. When fans hate the other fans, that’s what makes it a big-time rivalry. These are big games. If we keep doing...

I’ll take my chances, win or lose, … It’s a calming feeling to be up at the plate at that time.

Don’t turn the channel, … no matter what the score is.

Not too many guys around like me.

Everybody talks about how great it is, but you don’t really realize it until you get to come fresh to this city (St. Louis). It’s amazing, … Now you know why when someone comes in,...

I guess Jimmy [Edmonds] said it best: His job is to get on base and it’s my job to drive them in tonight, … He’s scoring all the runs.

When you have a guy like (Pujols) who every single night comes out and with the lineups we’ve had has the average he has, the homers he has, the RBIs he has … and plays...

We had our chances. I think his hamstring was bothering him. There was a play when he didn’t run to cover first base. There may be something there.

I feel almost like a freedom. You get to swing at a pitch no matter where it is. I love it.

It’s fun,

It’s really not my game. If you ask Tony, he doesn’t like me to do it.

I think it’s going to help me. I only saw six pitches, so you can’t really tell from today, but I think in the long run [the workouts at home] will help me.

This club is very tough, very resilient, and we’re going to be tested.

He’s been throwing the ball unbelievably.

Watch this. Froze him like you wouldn’t believe. Definitely, he has not just a fastball.

We’re having excellent at-bats through the whole lineup. When we’re playing our best, it’s coming from one through nine.

All I wanted to do was face him again. I was hoping he would hit me in the back with a fastball. I really was. Just so I could run down to first base, to...

That could come down to a 1-0 game with those guys on the mound. So it was very key for us to go out there and get some runs early.

It’s one of those things. Baseball is a funny game. Every club can beat any club. They come out and play great against us. It’s hard to believe to see where they’re standing. They’ve got...

They battle. There’s no quit over there. After the first two nights, they came back with the same game plan. They definitely play hard. It’s very impressive.

It’s just a whole different realm of a leadoff man. You’ve got to be patient.

For some reason, with Albert coming up to the plate, you just felt good about the situation, … You can sit there and end your season on saying, ‘Hey, he got him out’ or ‘Albert...

Right in that time of day if you hit the ball right there, you can’t see it,

I told them baseball owed them nothing and wasn’t a fair game. I emphasized what a privilege that it is to wear a uniform every day. I challenged them to do something to earn and...

The thing you don’t do is come to a new team and force yourself on people. We walk in here as a bunch of guys but over time we’re going to develop into a team....

When Berkman hit the homer, the place was unbelievable. They were so loud.

He’s doing well. The kidney is doing great. He’s in some pain from the surgery, but we couldn’t ask for anything better.

It’s a difficult park to pick up the ball, especially during the day. It’s something that if we can get used to it, it will definitely be to our advantage. Especially once it gets closer...

I just feel very comfortable with two strikes, … It’s one of those situations where you don’t want to do anything wrong, but you want to be able to sit back and relax. The one...

We’ve definitely got a chance to be a lot more consistent than we’ve been the first 11 games. We did a lot of good things out there today.

I talked to him for 10 minutes. He was alert and knew what was going on. He knew about our comeback win on Friday night and knew what I had done. He knew we had...

Being in a situation where we were both coming to a new (place), we got to hanging out together. We’re seeing the dividends now.

In Anaheim, you were fighting for your life every single night,

[This was not vintage Roger Clemens , and David Eckstein frowned when asked if this was a winnable contest, knowing his club squandered too many opportunities against the old ace.] We had our chances, …...

Everyone has always told me, ‘Oh, you’re going to wear out, you’re going to wear out. I’ve never really thought about it. If I go home and get my rest, I’m ready to play.

I know that at some point in time it’s going to be on. I love it, it’s one of my favorite plays.

With a faster runner, I’ll backhand it. With a very fast runner, I’ll set, plant, catch, and throw.

I think the one thing, just in talking with him, he said the game wasn’t fun. Knowing him, the way he loves the game, the way he loves to come to the park, that’s the...

There will be no letup. We have a week and a half left. We’re going to play every game hard, as you can tell by the last two nights.

Double plays are key to winning championships, … No matter the situation, we try to turn everything.

We’ve got a good opportunity. But we know them; they’re going to be ready to play. But we’ll show up, too.