I don’t waste my time, man — they don’t think a DH can win the MVP, … I’m just going to keep on playing. I’m not going to think about that because it’s all politics.

The Yankees, they probably could play no worse than what they did early in the season. They?re not going to play any worse than that, guaranteed. The way those guys are playing over there right...

The beginning of the playoffs.

Johnny is like a brother to me and I want to see the positive side. I know there were some boos, but I saw a lot of people clapping, too. You just couldn’t hear it...

I don’t know. We will see what happens. I’m 30 years old. I have some years to go.

Sometimes, when you get a pitcher throwing as many pitches as that, with the next hitter, they try and stay in the strike zone more and not waste as many pitches, … I guess that’s...

I spoke with him last week before he left for Brazil and he told me that he wants to go to a team in the West.

I don’t know. When you’re representing your country, you want to do anything that it takes to win. I don’t think it’s any different.

All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.

I’ve never seen anybody hit a ball harder than that guy.

The Yankees won. Cleveland won. So we’ve got to pull this one out.

As long as they throw you pitches that you can hit, you’ve got to try to not miss it,

When 9/11 happened, nobody expected anything like that. No one was prepared for anything like that. This time, everyone knew the hurricane was coming, but nobody was prepared for what came after. You turn on...

There’s a passion for the game in Latin America. It’s the fans, the players, the managers, the coaches, everyone involved in the game. Everyone had such passion. You saw it today.

The best thing that ever happened to this team was winning this game tonight. Everybody was on their toes.

Actually, we were talking about hitting way before the game, and I was telling him that sometimes right-handed hitters get confused with the Green Monster and was telling him not to get caught in between....

That kind of puts you in a good mood, … When you’re walking to the plate like that, you feel like Superman. You feel like, I can’t let my people down.

It seems like any time we face him, it must be his best night.

For a minute, … it gave me a flashback for what happened last year.

That’s how you win an MVP — getting into the playoffs and winning the World Series, … All I want to do is get into the playoffs one way or another.

What can you do? … Nothing but keep fighting.

I knew it was going to be like this at the end of the season. I had a good feeling.

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.

Ortiz said. ”We are the same age. We hang out together. Watching TV together and seeing what was going on in New Orleans, we knew we had to do something.

I want to challenge other baseball players to come out and do something for these people because they really need our help.

I found out that they are doing whatever is possible to trade him.

This is the guy that you guys can find a lot about Manny [from].

I’m just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.

Baseball is a tough enough game. I try not to mix what is needed on the field with what is expected from those off the field. It isn’t a good thing.

We have a couple arrangements of piano pieces, a xylophone rag or two, an arrangement of an orchestral piece, an arrangement of a piece from an opera composer, and a quartet for mallet percussion and...

I hit it good. You had to hit it good with that wind blowing 100 mph.

Eleventh inning, man. You’ve got to bring your A game, … Those guys, you can’t be giving them a lot of chances.

It’s going be good, bro. I like being home.

One thing I know is that Gabe is a tough guy. He’s a guy that is not afraid of pain. So when I see everybody running on the field to get him up, I knew...

When you’re out there playing, you don’t think the game’s going to be on your back.

He’ll be fine. That’s Manny being Manny.

Like I said, I haven’t been seeing too many pitches to hit, so I was looking for something over the plate, and I got it.

The Greatest Clutch Hitter in the History of the Boston Red Sox.

Oh, yeah, especially in Tampa. You know why.

That’s how you win an MVP – getting into the playoffs and winning the World Series, … All I want to do is get into the playoffs one way or another.

I come to play everyday.

You know what, the last time they were here, we went back to my house. We hung out together,

Tonight was a crazy night. It was cold out there and sometimes pitchers don?t find the grip on the ball when the weather is like that. You just have to fight, fight, fight until somebody...

[Saturday] night, we got whacked. Today, David just held them down. Don’t let that team fool you. They can hit. If you make a mistake against them, any one of those guys will hurt you.

I just want to challenge baseball people to come out and do something for these people. These people really need our help. All of us make enough money to donate something. Let’s put it together...

We have to pick each other up. Our pitching, they’ve been up and down. They pick us up a lot. We need to do the same thing. It’s not like they want to give it...

It’s quiet, man. Last year, Millar would have been busting on me right now.

What happened to me should teach everybody that you should never give up on anybody.

Don’t believe anyone until it’s (signed). I’ll let you know when I do.

When you walk to the plate like that and the crowd is screaming like that, … it makes you feel like Superman.