I look forward to the challenge.

I'd rather catch a guy stealing than hit a home run. I'll take a shutout [by the starting pitcher] any day. Any catcher who puts offense first is going to have trouble. I look to have a good rapport with my pitching staff, because when they go, we go. I take pride in that. You want to contribute as much as you can offensively, but making sure the pitchers do well is the most important thing.

They put in my head that it would make me better. It was the best decision I made career-wise.

This is my third consecutive title and that's great specially because I had a very tough challenge from the French guy.

I'm very talented at making up excuses to stay where it's warm and comfortable, but getting ready for this challenge is forcing me to keep moving.

We knew this would be a big challenge, probably the big challenge of the season. That's why I'm so proud of their effort. The home team had a lot of intensity, but we came out and set the tone with our defense and got through a tough, tough game.