«Nobody likes to be considered a rollover or a laughingstock. I think guys are taking pride in the notion we can play and compete with some of these teams, so why not?»

«It was a slider that didn't slide. It stayed right over the middle of the plate. A nice pitch to hit. Hey, he's getting a lot of money to hit those balls, so you can't make mistakes in those situations.»

«I tried to blow it foul, but it stayed true right down the line.»

«They're the type of team that when they start getting guys on, it just gets everybody going. That's when you really have to make your pitches. Because it seems they thrive on if you make a mistake, they make you pay for it.»

«That's what you want to be when you're part of the team. That somebody that guys depend on to get the job done and you're able. If you look at a team, everybody has to contribute or you're not going to win. ... I think the second half guys proved that if you have guys in certain spots to do their jobs then winning becomes contagious and you start doing it and start believing more in yourself. And that's when you see guys playing better and better. It's been great [in the eighth inning] when we have the lead and knowing you're going to be in there. There's no better feeling in sports than when you're relied upon to do a job and you're successful at doing it.»

«That's a tough way to lose. I wasn't sure what it was but you have to keep going.»

«As soon as it came out of my hand, I knew it didn't come out right. When you make a mistake, (the Yankees) are really going to make you pay for it.»

«I don't know how many more of these I can take, to tell the truth. I've worked so hard to get back. I'm just going to take this as another bump in the road.»

«Everything happens in threes. It might happen again.»

«That was a big thing, knowing their bullpen was going to be very young that I would have a chance to pitch at the back end.»