“There's nothing easy about being a manager, because you're going to be second-guessed. I respect Charlie as a manager, and even though at the time I didn't agree with it, he put thought into it. It wasn't a blind decision, and it didn't work out, but he stuck by it.”
“We don't think about what Houston is doing while we're on the field at all. We're scoreboard watching, but not during the game. Then, it's all about us.”
“He's the key player right now. He's getting on base, he's stealing bags, he's making the pitchers think about something other than the hitters. It's fun to watch.”
“I didn't put any extra pressure on myself. I had a good game plan. I think the best way to take these games is to treat it like any other game. Once you put too much emphasis on any one game then most likely you're going to put too much pressure on yourself.”
“I didn't put any extra pressure on myself, ... I was confident because in my last start I pitched well enough to go deeper than I did. I've felt good in my past few starts.”