“This is a huge road trip, everybody knows that. So it's going to be hard for guys not to press. ... You play the whole year and spring training for this road trip.”
“It's something I'm going to have to deal with for the rest of the year. It actually felt really good [Wednesday], the best it's felt since I hurt it. That's probably why I tried to do too much and tried to run a little hard ... and it popped on me.”
“If you have trouble getting up for these games, you probably shouldn't be playing. But it does help to get the fans behind you, screaming and yelling and getting your adrenaline going. These next four or five games could be our season.”
“I didn't feel any pain when I hit the home run, I'll tell you that. I told Jack [McKeon] I wanted to play in this series regardless of how my leg feels. I want to be the guy in that spot. The game's on the line, I'm hoping it's me.”
