I’m just glad we won. If I had hit three solo shots and we lost, who cares? … They came in big spots. I love playing in this ballpark. I came through here a lot...

I have no idea what’s in the book. I handled it last year and I’ve gone forward from that.

I know we like to think baseball is America’s game, but that isn’t totally true. There are some teams out there that can play this game pretty well.

The shot has helped me a lot. I had tendinitis.

He was unbelievable. He gave us the start we needed. (John) Lackey was pitching great and Shawn matched him zero for zero. For his first postseason start, you can’t ask for more.

It’s getting close again, … We could probably do it again, but I’m not going to get any days off. We’ll just see if this thing helps.

They have guys that steal bags and put the ball in play, and they have pitchers that throw the ball well against us.

New York is home to me now. [I wanted] to get a chance to walk through that room and see the kids get a chance to get away from the doctors, play and be with...

We’ve been close. They’re letting us know we need to get over the top.

We have to worry about winning, … I’m glad that tonight, I came up big. They came in big situations, which is what’s most important.

That’s the Big Unit we all know and love. He dominated, gave us a chance to win, and made one run hold up. That’s what he’s done in his whole career.

He was outstanding. We gave him that early lead and he didn’t disappoint.

You never pick up the ball until it’s too late. He throws just hard enough to sneak a fastball by you when you’re looking for a breaking pitch. I was glad we signed him because...

That’s what he does best. That’s what makes him the player that he is: He gets on base. He scores runs. He gives you an opportunity to score a run when he gets on.

This is the best I’ve felt the last couple of years. It was nice to come back and be able to work out right from the get-go after the way I finished the year last...

I enjoy being in that spot,

This is the fun time of the year. This is what you play the whole season for. … If you don’t play (well) in September, there’s no October.

It was a slider that didn’t slide, the same pitch he hit off me before. I knew the location of this pitch was trouble when I let it go.

You can understand George’s position. He’s basically got $50 million worth of players there. You tell me what billion-dollar corporation would want $50 million of its [assets] out somewhere with no guarantees if they get...

We don’t get worried when we’re behind. We know we’re only a few walks and a few swings from being back in the ballgame.

It’s been a lot of hard work and a lot of grinding it out.

It’ll be unbelievable. It’s always a playoff atmosphere when you play the Red Sox. It will be a lot of fun.

What are you doing?

It’s sore. He got me good.

He loves the city. He’s got that mentality. He knows what he needs to do. He has a good time. But he’s pitched some great games at the right time. I think he would fit...

He’s always been our guy. We’re going to go as far as he takes us, no doubt about it.

That was a Yankee Stadium homer, for sure,

It’s not the best way to go. I guess we’re giving fans their money’s worth. It would be nice to have a couple laughers.

When I got home, I wasn’t sick, so I was able to continue all of the hard work I did last year. It was nice to be able to get back on that routine, start...

This is the first I’ve heard of it. I don’t know what to say.

It’s more on my arm than my wrist. That’s good. Right now I think I’ll be OK. We’ll see.

I hit it pretty good. I kind of reacted in and caught it clean.

Everybody wants to come here and win. We’ve been close, but we need to get over the top this year. No doubt about it.

This is a huge series,

That’s true, but winter ball is really huge for some of the Latin American countries.

I think it’s pretty pathetic they want to drag my father into this. I’ve moved on. I mean that’s just sad that someone would try and do that to sell a book.

I really didn’t know [about the milestones],

Every New Yorker, they love to see somebody face adversity and still stand tall and not fall by the wayside. They like to see you man up and you take your beating, but you just...

That kid is going to be good; he reminds me of Rocket. He’s young, but that fastball, it’s late. I don’t care what the radar gun says, it seems like it’s on top of you....

He’s a big part of this team offensively. Every guy in this lineup is an All-Star, and anytime you’re missing that big a piece of the puzzle, especially the way we’ve kind of got it...

You figured they would come back. They’re hot, we’re hot, so it should be a good series. You couldn’t ask for a better ending, no doubt about it.

We all knew it was only a matter of time before the offense started to come around. I think guys finally started to relax a little bit. Now we’re coming up with that big hit,...

A little surprised, yeah, … but I’ve been around Billy Beane a long time. I know at the beginning, he made some moves that weren’t very popular, but I understood where he was going. (Tim)...

I can’t get into specifics. Someday, hopefully, I’ll be able to.

We have to go play what seems like the World Champions in Tampa. We have to win every day, and we’re going to play the team that’s actually given us the most problems. We have...

That was huge, especially with them throwing up a four-spot in the first, … This is a big win for us, especially with the way we came back.

I really don’t know a lot about it. I don’t know what is going on. I have other things to worry about.

You don’t want to find yourself coming to the ballpark, giving away a win and then the next day, you get beat.

You couldn’t have done that without involving me?

Typical Moose, he turns it on and gets sharp after a few hits. He looked great. We need him to be huge this season and this is a great starting point.