Earl just had that Teddy bear quality about him.

It’s been very heartwarming to hear the words of congratulations from fans, … If we would have had [current starting pitcher Johan] Santana in Game 7, we would have won.

You know what? If we had Johan Santana in Game 7, we would have won.

On the flip side, he’s going to make the guys toe the line and play the game the right way. It will be professionally run. There won’t be anything left to chance. Joe will have...

He (Rodriguez) has been hearing it from the crowd.

Yeah, I know those numbers. I like to take the game situation into account, too. I wouldn’t care if he (Ortiz) was 10-for-20 (against Rivera), I want my best guy in there.

The one advantage the Yankees would have in bringing Mo in is this is Ortiz’s first at-bat of the day.

When we flew in from a road trip, my son would be at the airport, and he would gravitate immediately to Earl. Earl just had that teddy bear quality about him.