To be up, 3-0, and not be able to stretch it out, … that’s probably where we lost it.

Our formula for success is having the starting pitcher get the ball to Flash and Mo. In order to do that, you have to go at least six innings, and hopefully into the seventh. You...

I questioned the pitch to Vernon Wells in the first inning. I didn’t question the pitch to Menechino in the second. In the first inning, they were jawing back and forth. I don’t think [Culbreth]...

It always comes down to the pitching.

I started my career with the Red Sox and proceeded to live out my boyhood dreams in Major League Baseball. Thank you to all of my teammates, coaches, managers and fans for making the ride...

In the first inning, they were going back and forth. Fieldin told him it was enough and Randy says a lot to umpires about strikes. You can place the blame anywhere you want. Randy took...

With Randy on the mound, we feel we have a good chance to win. Hopefully we will play better defense.

There is nobody who is more prepared or more intelligent about the game of baseball,

As Mike Mussina says, it became mindless for him. He wasn’t thinking about his mechanics. Everything was just falling into place. I think that’s why we saw the emotion, the intimidation. The velocity is up....

I think some of that’s changed because of the reporting.

I think he’s a perfect blend of old-school work ethic and new age with the computers and stats.

We want Randy to show some emotion out there, so when he does it, you like him to channel it in the right way. Unfortunately, tonight it was directed towards the umpire.

There was blame on both sides.

When he throws strikes, he’s tough; we know that from our experience with him. It’s never been a question about his stuff, it’s been whether he can control it in the zone. He did that...

This is the day Randy Johnson stepped up to the plate. You can say maybe this is the game we got him for, whatever. A game of this magnitude, against that team, being four games...

If they have more than one hearing, it won’t be that bad. But you get the sense they’re trying to rush some of this, which makes it hard for people to take time to read...

There may be some blame on both sides. Randy may have stepped over the line, and Fieldin may have gotten carried away too quickly. But when you see the umpire take off his mask, you...

It’s not a deterrent. There’s nothing like playing here, like having the last at-bat. But we feel good about ourselves, home or on the road.

[After Rodriguez gave up a single to Tony Graffanino that loaded the bases, Edgar Renteria hit a comebacker to the mound.] It was looking like a tailor-made double play, … The throw wasn’t quite where...

I think he feels good about what he did. When you put in the hard work and see the benefit and the rewards, it’s gratifying for him. Hopefully he’ll get on that run that we...

The last pitch is the best pitch he had to hit. It had plate. He just threw it by him.

Even those who would be willing to take the time to do it can’t. They just can’t afford it.

From the way he warmed up and what happened the first three innings, we thought it was going to be a fun day for us. It just got out of hand in the fourth.

Obviously, the stuff is better. I think the aggressiveness out on the mound is a little bit different. And I think, in terms of game day, you can see the intensity in his eyes. He...

You can place blame any where you want to. You can maybe say that Randy went a little too far. There’s probably some truth to that, but I was surprised that Fieldin threw him out...

Well, hopefully when it’s all said and done, we’ll [look back and] say we dodged a bullet. But we can’t think about that now. We’ve got two more big games against these guys.

It was looking like a tailor-made double play. The throw wasn’t quite where we wanted it.

After he reached for his leg I went out to talk to him during that inning. He said the leg was fine but that he was letting it all out that inning.

[Don’t worry, the Yankees say.] Joe might be panicking underneath it all, … but he never shows it to us.

He’s trying to do too much right now. He wants to turn this thing around. It seems like the harder he tries the worse his stuff becomes.

He’s been pitching better, but tomorrow is going to be a big one. You don’t want to say ‘must win,’ but we need this one tomorrow. Hopefully, he’ll come out on top of his game.

We got to where we want to be, but it doesn’t change the focus of this team at all. This is going to be a grind all the way out.

I was disappointed that Fieldin reacted as quickly as he did, but he has a legitimate gripe. Randy was saying some things in the first inning and by the second inning Cubby had enough. In...

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[Johnson, now 4-0 against Boston this season, took it into the game. When Johnny Damon tried to bunt on the second pitch of the game, Johnson glared at him.] He gave him a look and...

[The four million fans who filled Yankee Stadium this season made an awful lot of noise, but none of that will reach the Yankees in Boston.] It’s not a deterrent, … There’s nothing like playing...

Mariano tried to go in on him, which is the book: try and tie him up inside. But he got us again.

He had great stuff but not great location. But his stuff was good enough to overpower that lineup.

We were striking guys out with the high fastball,

Schilling, … looked like the old Schilling.

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He controlled his emotions. I’d like to see him get a little more excited out there, but I think he was guarded after what happened the last start in Toronto, and that’s only natural.

Their game is to wear you down,

You can catch him in the bullpen all you want, but until you get into a live situation with runners on base, it takes on a life of its own. It’s one of those things...

We fell asleep a little bit defensively, and we couldn’t recover.

With him, it was never a question of ability, it was whether he could get it over the plate.

He looked like the old Schilling.

With Randy, it’s pretty straightforward. What he throws is just harder and sharper than anybody else.

Mo did a great job with both Manny and Ortiz. He made his pitches, and if they were going to beat him, they were going to beat him on his pitches. He walked both of...

Early in the game, one swing of the bat could have broken it open, and we’d probably have a different outcome. It didn’t happen.