“When we've had success in the playoffs before, we had a lineup full of guys getting hits one after another. But having Garret healthy and swinging like he can would be real big for us.”
“It was a little more quiet than usual. Everybody respected everybody's wish to get a little sleep. Card games went from 10 guys to three or four guys.”
“The last game [Monday night against the Yankees, in Game 5 of the AL Division Series], that was probably, including the World Series and everything, the most [the crowd] had got into it and it helped us through. I can't imagine it's going to change the rest of the way.”
“To be able to walk into the same clubhouse every day for six years and know exactly what to expect for six years, that's really rare in this business. It's amazing when one player stays in one place. But to have all these players and coaching staff together? That makes a difference.”
“That 2002 team, we played perfect baseball for a long time at the end, and it took that to win. This team, we have a couple superstars. Now we have a handful of guys at the top of our league in what they do.”
