[Tim Wakefield has given up at least two homers in 8 of his last 12 games, a total of 21 over that span. The three gopher balls last night boosted his season total to 29,...

You don’t feel pressure to do anything here because of the lineup, … You know if you don’t get the job done, there’s a good chance the guy behind will. There are so many guys...

I didn’t get a good read and took my eye off the ball a little.

It’s been a tough spring mentally and physically. I’m glad that it’s over and I can move on and get a fresh start.

Probably as underrated a third baseman as I’ve ever seen.

I told him, `My bad right there.’ I asked him to pick me up,

This is the best rivalry in sports. This is a blast. It will be phenomenal if we win three. That’s our goal. It has to be our goal.

That’s a huge play right there, … He hit the homer and I felt like the game turned in their direction. It’s completely my fault.

He’s got the makings of being a nasty closer.

I didn’t get a good read on it. I just took my eye off it. I just flat out missed it,

We had a great crowd behind us cheering loud. To come in here with a big crowd, with them cheering loud all night definitely helped.

I was moved beyond belief. I could have cried.

I’ve never been on a team where everybody stinks.

I don’t know if you can have a big game in August, but it was a big game to us. For the last two weeks, we haven’t been playing our best baseball.

I’m anticipating pandemonium. I’m anticipating a dogfight. It will be the most intense baseball series I’ve ever been part of.

I saw them on the TV replay. I guess it’s okay to be celebrating on the field.

We needed a crisp game. Overall, this was a pretty good game for us.

It’s an awkward situation, but one I feel I can handle. I’ll do my business and let everything else play itself out.

Not only did they mess up this season (for me) but next season also. They took a decent amount of money out of my pocket and a lot of security and added a lot of...

It was tough playing in Kansas City, … You play to win. When you go out there and lose the majority of your ballgames, it’s tough every day. Obviously, this has been exciting.

It takes the wind out of your sails.

It’s a place I’m going where I feel like I’m wanted and I should get decent playing time there. This wasn’t a good situation for me.

When the ball left, it crushed me, … then their monster (Bobby Jenks) came in and closed it out.

We feel good about ourselves. I don’t care how you get in. We’ll take it any way we can get it.

Anytime you get hit in the hand, you think it’s serious, … Those bones, it’s so easy to break those.

It’s a streak for us. We’ll take it right now after losing all those ball games. We feel like a winning ball club again.

He had been throwing everything hard up to then. I don’t know how you throw that pitch in that situation. It takes a tremendous amount of guts.

It’s just been a lot of people calling to say they are praying for me, people calling to tell me to keep my chin up. I even had a nice comment from someone in the...

Everybody who’s ever been in the game has been in a situation where they screwed up the game. It crushed me. We’re losing, and it’s my fault.

[The guy with the big heart who got the big ovation from forgiving Red Sox fans.] I was moved beyond belief, … I could have cried.

I’ve Got My Eyes on You,

I’m anticipating pandemonium, … I’m anticipating a dogfight. It will be the most intense baseball series I’ve ever been part of.

If we hit, maybe it’s a different series.

If I focus on it, it’s going to consume me and affect the way I play tomorrow and I don’t want that to happen. I wish it never happened but it did. But in my...