We’re just missing pitches. We’ve got to continue to battle and not put pressure on ourselves.

It feels unbelievable. This is an exciting moment, … It’s something I never will forget.

You can sit back when you are old and gray and remember some of the good old days.

We’re going through a tough time right now, … But a win is a win, and we’ll take it.

Being a rookie, you don’t know what to expect out of a World Series. You’re just happy to be there. It’s basically a lot of rah-rah, … Now, I’ve had a lot of playoff experience...

Just got a fastball out over the plate and did what I wanted to do. I think the ball was carrying. I think the wind was bouncing off the stands and sending the ball back...

When I hit it, I thought it was probably gone.

When he first hit it, I thought it was probably gone. It had just gotten cold. Maybe earlier when it was warm it would have gone out.

Anytime you get extra outs you want to take advantage, because once you get in the playoffs every pitch is crucial, … It’s hard to tell from the naked eye, and the umpire had a...

It’s been a long time since they’ve been in the World Series and won, … And it means a lot, not only to us in the clubhouse but to the organization, to the fans, to...

We don’t have any egos on this team. I think that was what was really special about this club,

We’ve got to play these games out and see where we’re at.

I had a game plan going up there, … I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the...

If you look at the replay, it shows it hit the bat, … I can’t argue with that. I’d tell you lies if I said it hit me.

He’s one of a kind, … I haven’t seen too many guys go out there and throw 100 miles an hour with some cut on it. I faced him in a simulated game the other...

It’s a new year and he caught me when I was swinging good.

I didn’t really try to do too much, … Just tried to hit it hard somewhere and found a hole up the middle.

I was just excited to be there, just having fun. You just never know if you’re going to get that chance again, … Nine years later, 10 years later or whatever, I think I kind...

But the [leg] was feeling better in two months. Now, I don’t even think about it. I just go out and play.

We had our chances and I just didn’t do my job.

I had a game plan going up there. I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game...

I know he throws a lot of sliders, … He throws hard but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest.

I’m not going to tell him I fouled it off. Just go to first and, hopefully, we get a big hit and we did.

It really doesn’t matter to me. Last year, we had four guys. It doesn’t bother me at all. It’s just the way the game is and the way our team is set up, so I...

You’re fouling pitches off your leg all the time. It’s a matter of catching one spot with a lot of force into it — then you’ve got a chance to do something bad.

I don’t know, I really don’t,

We haven’t seen live pitching in a while, not (seen) any game situations. But no excuses.

You can let the game come to you and we did that tonight. We haven’t had one of these in a while. The offense showed up and Freddy went out there and did what he...

A couple of guys could have got it. We all worked hard to do whatever we could to help this team win and guys came up with big hits in a lot of situations. And...

He’s just been off the charts,” Oakland manager Ken Macha said,

It just so happens that he hears stuff from what umpires say on certain calls like that,