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, (MAYBE) I wanted to be in there and face Ortiz.
MARIANO RIVERA That's as good as you're going to see, ... other than Mariano Rivera.
JEFF CONINE He had a rough inning the other day against Morris, and I wanted to get him back out there as soon a...
JEFF PETROVIC Pitching for Sacramento last year I threw a pitch and, on the follow-through, I hit my elbow and los...
BILLY SYLVESTER [Rivera threw Damon 10 pitches, all of them cut fastballs with the intent of breaking in toward the ...
MARIANO RIVERA He has better stuff than [the Yankees' Mariano] Rivera. With Rivera, you can put the ball in play. W...
CARLOS LEE He's going to catch [on Wednesday]. I plan to have him in there. And he's available to pinch-hit.
GRADY LITTLE Once he threw it, I already knew I was going to get it. I was so glad he threw it to me.
ANTONIO SMITH If Mariano Rivera was closing for the Mets, and they'd want me to set up, I'd set up, ... It's somet...
BRADEN LOOPER Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ...
BRONSON ARROYO They hit the pitches (Wednesday). I thought I threw fine, they just got on base and it hurt.
GREG BALL Perez hit that ball, but it wasn't like he actually knew what was coming. He just reacted to it, thr...
PEDRO MARTINEZ [Bajenaru] threw me a couple of good pitches to hit,
B.J. UPTON After I threw the first nine, yeah, I knew I was going to do it. I was pretty confident.
LONNIE BILLITER JR There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what ...
JORGE POSADA It's something I'll remember forever, racing Mark Martin for the IROC win. It was one of those great...
KURT BUSCH It's not good or bad, but closers have changed things. I don't think you are going to win a ...
BRUCE SUTTER I was concentrating the whole game, like I always do when I'm going to face a team I've never faced ...
CARLOS HERNANDEZ I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like g...
SIMON COWELL The difference today was two bad pitches. Two home runs. Two bad pitches. I hung a couple pitches, b...
FAUSTO CARMONA The game was close, so I figured I might get to pinch hit. I had a bad game Saturday and had been ba...
AUSTIN KEARNS It was an accident. I didn't mean to hit him. I called him that night at the hospital. I wanted to k...
DENNYS REYES Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it.
, TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS I bunted for him. I think I'm the only player who ever pinch-hit for both.
CODY RANSOM I'd only do that for a few closers - Mariano Rivera, Billy, [Eric] Gagne and [Trevor] Hoffman, ... T...
UGUETH URBINA I don't think Stevens knew I was behind him. I was surprised how easy the puck came out when I hit h...
ERIK FABIAN I hit him with one of my moves I was known for in high school, a head lock. Once I got him in the po...
BRENT JONES![]()
I threw too many pitches but I guess it was solid for my first outing.
WADE DAVIS I knew right when Jake got hit that he was probably going to be dazed,
CHRIS WEINKE I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. He threw me a ball that I could handle and I hit it har...
VINNY CASTILLA He kind of moved so I hit his knee. I was kind of low but I didn't want to hurt him, I just wanted t...
ANDREJ MESZAROS As soon as the ball hit the bat I was going. I was lucky it was a chopper. I just ran and hoped to G...
JOEY GATHRIGHT If I threw him 15 balls, he hit 14 of them solid. He was right on.
DAVE PETROSKY![]()
Swimming was the last thing I wanted to do. Drowning him? Maybe.
JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT He's a pretty good hitter. I'm not going to throw too much inside because I don't want to hit him. I...
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO Pinch me, I can't believe it. The girls played fantastic. They are so focused and knew that this is ...
CHRIS HENRY![]()
I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
BARRY BONDS![]()
When I was in 'Billy,' I always knew that I wanted to do something in performing. I always k...
TOM HOLLAND I felt good. I felt a little stiff, but that was expected. After I threw a few pitches and I let it ...
PEDRO MARTINEZ I felt good. Last time I probably threw about 35 pitches and felt OK. This time I threw 55 pitches a...
BRIAN MOEHLER He threw the ball good today. I remember facing him when he was in Toronto. He's a competitor. He th...
DAMIAN MILLER When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an ent...
KAT EDMONSON I moved him for Morgan. When he came back from the hand injury, I wanted him in a position where guy...
PHIL GARNER It's funny because I always thought I knew what I wanted to do. It became apparent to me that workin...
AARON KARO My pitching was better in this game than the first one against them because I threw a lot less pitch...
DANNAH DRYER I knew he was coming. I just wanted to direct him where to slide to. We had a wild-pitch read from o...
ERIC ETCHISON![]()
I felt I was accurate with the last pass to Fergie. I had what I wanted and I felt like when I threw...
BRETT FAVRE Did he have no-hit stuff? Yeah, I think so. I was sitting there in the sixth wondering how many pitc...
MIKE HARGROVE I knew my slider got them out before, and I was going to make them hit it.
JEFF WEAVER I knew that, but I wasn't thinking about that, ... I just wanted to get him out.
MARIANO RIVERA Being able to pinch-hit and get [the two-run homer Saturday] and this ... I don't know what's going ...
MICHAEL BARRETT Going out there I think he was at 76 pitches. I told him he was one over 75, we'll take him up to 80...
AARON NIECKULA You don't want to wreck somebody to get back at him, ... I just wanted to find him after the race so...
JAMIE MCMURRAY I just knew I had the sack in the bag, but he threw it, ... I didn't even see him throw it. I had my...
LEROY HILL I threw all my pitches that were ready today. My fastball command was good, and that's key for me.
AARON HEILMAN I felt good, a little loose. I [threw] a lot of pitches.
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO I didn't think anyone was going to buy 'Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me?' It was really pers...
BOY GEORGE I always knew I wanted to dance. I started ballet when I was three years old, and I just knew it was...
BIANCA MARROQUIN I really wanted keep Gobble out there for the fifth but this was his first start and we wanted to ke...
BUDDY BELL I'll be thinking about it, but I want the ball again. I just got behind him and he was looking fastb...
JOSH HANCOCK![]()
When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
CARLOS SLIM He did a very good job here with his pitches. He knew he had to hit the corners, didn't get many pit...
BENGIE MOLINA![]()
I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spon...
ANGELA MERKEL I don't have to pinch myself. I knew we were going to have a good team from the beginning. It was on...
CHRIS RICHARD I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ...
JASON BRANDT I'm not counting on it. I'd like to say maybe he'd be available to pinch-hit, but as far as playing ...
ALAN TRAMMELL I was just battling out there. I thought I threw some good pitches and the balls just kept [finding]...
JAVIER VAZQUEZ I just had command of three pitches. My secondary pitches, like the curveball and change-up, I threw...
ERIK BEDARD He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitch...
RICK ANDERSON I knew it was going to go far when I hit it, but I didn't know how far. Once I got around second and...
LAUREN GIBSON If you?d like I can call Mariano and we can discuss it and see if I can get his blessing. I can?t wa...
BILLY WAGNER![]()
That was' one time when my technique absolutely deserted me, I must admit. There was a wax face ...
FAY WRAY I was born with an evil face.
BARRY SLOANE![]()
Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
CARLOS SLIM Leah threw well tonight. She only threw 73 pitches, so that was a good bullpen.
JASON SHIREY It's got to be Mariano Rivera. No question about it. He was successful in the postseason, and he's g...
JOSE MESA I knew that if I wanted to start beating him again I was going to have to get fitter, and I've defin...
TREVOR BORLAND After his first dive, I was pretty far behind. I knew I had degree of difficulty on him. I knew if I...
DAVID BOUDIA I was going to check him, and he made a move. I hit his knee a little, but I was not trying to hurt ...
ANDREJ MESZAROS I don't have to pinch myself. I knew it was a good team from the beginning. It's just surprising to ...
CHRIS RICHARD I knew it was going in. It didn't feel like it was going to rattle out, hit the backboard or anythin...
RAJON RONDO I knew 12 was for Terry Bradshaw.
CHRIS WALKER He was in the zone with three pitches. Even the one ball that was hit really shouldn't have been swu...
SMOKE LAVAL I made my decision to come back when the doctors said I could do anything as long as I don't hit my ...
LISA ADLER I hit the goalie. That was where I wanted the ball to go.
BRENDAN MUNDORF The name struck a bell. I knew I wanted to interview him.
LEONARD GARTH Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just ...
SHAWN CHACON I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
ELIZABETH I (SPOKEN TO HER PARLAMENT) I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organiz...
STEVE YZERMAN![]()
The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive.
MARK WAHLBERG Kline pitched well. He threw the ball over the plate and only walked two batters. I haven't checked ...
BOB THOMAS I honestly don't know. I think it hit my arm or something, maybe. I shielded my face because it was ...
BRIAN WOOLGER If you let (the pressure) bother you, then you're in the wrong business. As a kicker, you want to co...
JOSE CORTEZ I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I ...
EDWARD RUSCHA I had all my pitches and was locating the ball real well. The pitches they got RBIs on were right wh...
BRYAN HENRY![]()
I wanted him to declare in shock how overlooked and underestimated I had been ever since I was a chi...
ASPEN MATIS The last pitch I threw to Michael Young, that was about all I had left. I wanted them to call that a...
JOSH BECKETT I came in tonight completely focused on defense. He got 30 on us (in Boulder). I knew I was going to...
JASON DOURISSEAU I told him you should have just touched the bag and threw to first. Maybe not knowing is better.
DOUG DAVIS
, (MAYBE) I wanted to be in there and face Ortiz.
MARIANO RIVERA That's as good as you're going to see, ... other than Mariano Rivera.
JEFF CONINE He had a rough inning the other day against Morris, and I wanted to get him back out there as soon a...
JEFF PETROVIC Pitching for Sacramento last year I threw a pitch and, on the follow-through, I hit my elbow and los...
BILLY SYLVESTER [Rivera threw Damon 10 pitches, all of them cut fastballs with the intent of breaking in toward the ...
MARIANO RIVERA He has better stuff than [the Yankees' Mariano] Rivera. With Rivera, you can put the ball in play. W...
CARLOS LEE He's going to catch [on Wednesday]. I plan to have him in there. And he's available to pinch-hit.
GRADY LITTLE Once he threw it, I already knew I was going to get it. I was so glad he threw it to me.
ANTONIO SMITH If Mariano Rivera was closing for the Mets, and they'd want me to set up, I'd set up, ... It's somet...
BRADEN LOOPER Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ...
BRONSON ARROYO They hit the pitches (Wednesday). I thought I threw fine, they just got on base and it hurt.
GREG BALL Perez hit that ball, but it wasn't like he actually knew what was coming. He just reacted to it, thr...
PEDRO MARTINEZ [Bajenaru] threw me a couple of good pitches to hit,
B.J. UPTON After I threw the first nine, yeah, I knew I was going to do it. I was pretty confident.
LONNIE BILLITER JR There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what ...
JORGE POSADA It's something I'll remember forever, racing Mark Martin for the IROC win. It was one of those great...
KURT BUSCH It's not good or bad, but closers have changed things. I don't think you are going to win a ...
BRUCE SUTTER I was concentrating the whole game, like I always do when I'm going to face a team I've never faced ...
CARLOS HERNANDEZ I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like g...
SIMON COWELL The difference today was two bad pitches. Two home runs. Two bad pitches. I hung a couple pitches, b...
FAUSTO CARMONA The game was close, so I figured I might get to pinch hit. I had a bad game Saturday and had been ba...
AUSTIN KEARNS It was an accident. I didn't mean to hit him. I called him that night at the hospital. I wanted to k...
DENNYS REYES Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it.
, TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS I bunted for him. I think I'm the only player who ever pinch-hit for both.
CODY RANSOM I'd only do that for a few closers - Mariano Rivera, Billy, [Eric] Gagne and [Trevor] Hoffman, ... T...
UGUETH URBINA I don't think Stevens knew I was behind him. I was surprised how easy the puck came out when I hit h...
ERIK FABIAN I hit him with one of my moves I was known for in high school, a head lock. Once I got him in the po...
BRENT JONES
I threw too many pitches but I guess it was solid for my first outing. WADE DAVIS I knew right when Jake got hit that he was probably going to be dazed,
CHRIS WEINKE I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. He threw me a ball that I could handle and I hit it har...
VINNY CASTILLA He kind of moved so I hit his knee. I was kind of low but I didn't want to hurt him, I just wanted t...
ANDREJ MESZAROS As soon as the ball hit the bat I was going. I was lucky it was a chopper. I just ran and hoped to G...
JOEY GATHRIGHT If I threw him 15 balls, he hit 14 of them solid. He was right on.
DAVE PETROSKY
Swimming was the last thing I wanted to do. Drowning him? Maybe. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT He's a pretty good hitter. I'm not going to throw too much inside because I don't want to hit him. I...
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO Pinch me, I can't believe it. The girls played fantastic. They are so focused and knew that this is ...
CHRIS HENRY
I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball. BARRY BONDS
When I was in 'Billy,' I always knew that I wanted to do something in performing. I always k... TOM HOLLAND I felt good. I felt a little stiff, but that was expected. After I threw a few pitches and I let it ...
PEDRO MARTINEZ I felt good. Last time I probably threw about 35 pitches and felt OK. This time I threw 55 pitches a...
BRIAN MOEHLER He threw the ball good today. I remember facing him when he was in Toronto. He's a competitor. He th...
DAMIAN MILLER When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an ent...
KAT EDMONSON I moved him for Morgan. When he came back from the hand injury, I wanted him in a position where guy...
PHIL GARNER It's funny because I always thought I knew what I wanted to do. It became apparent to me that workin...
AARON KARO My pitching was better in this game than the first one against them because I threw a lot less pitch...
DANNAH DRYER I knew he was coming. I just wanted to direct him where to slide to. We had a wild-pitch read from o...
ERIC ETCHISON
I felt I was accurate with the last pass to Fergie. I had what I wanted and I felt like when I threw... BRETT FAVRE Did he have no-hit stuff? Yeah, I think so. I was sitting there in the sixth wondering how many pitc...
MIKE HARGROVE I knew my slider got them out before, and I was going to make them hit it.
JEFF WEAVER I knew that, but I wasn't thinking about that, ... I just wanted to get him out.
MARIANO RIVERA Being able to pinch-hit and get [the two-run homer Saturday] and this ... I don't know what's going ...
MICHAEL BARRETT Going out there I think he was at 76 pitches. I told him he was one over 75, we'll take him up to 80...
AARON NIECKULA You don't want to wreck somebody to get back at him, ... I just wanted to find him after the race so...
JAMIE MCMURRAY I just knew I had the sack in the bag, but he threw it, ... I didn't even see him throw it. I had my...
LEROY HILL I threw all my pitches that were ready today. My fastball command was good, and that's key for me.
AARON HEILMAN I felt good, a little loose. I [threw] a lot of pitches.
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO I didn't think anyone was going to buy 'Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me?' It was really pers...
BOY GEORGE I always knew I wanted to dance. I started ballet when I was three years old, and I just knew it was...
BIANCA MARROQUIN I really wanted keep Gobble out there for the fifth but this was his first start and we wanted to ke...
BUDDY BELL I'll be thinking about it, but I want the ball again. I just got behind him and he was looking fastb...
JOSH HANCOCK
When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments. CARLOS SLIM He did a very good job here with his pitches. He knew he had to hit the corners, didn't get many pit...
BENGIE MOLINA
I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spon... ANGELA MERKEL I don't have to pinch myself. I knew we were going to have a good team from the beginning. It was on...
CHRIS RICHARD I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ...
JASON BRANDT I'm not counting on it. I'd like to say maybe he'd be available to pinch-hit, but as far as playing ...
ALAN TRAMMELL I was just battling out there. I thought I threw some good pitches and the balls just kept [finding]...
JAVIER VAZQUEZ I just had command of three pitches. My secondary pitches, like the curveball and change-up, I threw...
ERIK BEDARD He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitch...
RICK ANDERSON I knew it was going to go far when I hit it, but I didn't know how far. Once I got around second and...
LAUREN GIBSON If you?d like I can call Mariano and we can discuss it and see if I can get his blessing. I can?t wa...
BILLY WAGNER
That was' one time when my technique absolutely deserted me, I must admit. There was a wax face ... FAY WRAY I was born with an evil face.
BARRY SLOANE
Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments. CARLOS SLIM Leah threw well tonight. She only threw 73 pitches, so that was a good bullpen.
JASON SHIREY It's got to be Mariano Rivera. No question about it. He was successful in the postseason, and he's g...
JOSE MESA I knew that if I wanted to start beating him again I was going to have to get fitter, and I've defin...
TREVOR BORLAND After his first dive, I was pretty far behind. I knew I had degree of difficulty on him. I knew if I...
DAVID BOUDIA I was going to check him, and he made a move. I hit his knee a little, but I was not trying to hurt ...
ANDREJ MESZAROS I don't have to pinch myself. I knew it was a good team from the beginning. It's just surprising to ...
CHRIS RICHARD I knew it was going in. It didn't feel like it was going to rattle out, hit the backboard or anythin...
RAJON RONDO I knew 12 was for Terry Bradshaw.
CHRIS WALKER He was in the zone with three pitches. Even the one ball that was hit really shouldn't have been swu...
SMOKE LAVAL I made my decision to come back when the doctors said I could do anything as long as I don't hit my ...
LISA ADLER I hit the goalie. That was where I wanted the ball to go.
BRENDAN MUNDORF The name struck a bell. I knew I wanted to interview him.
LEONARD GARTH Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just ...
SHAWN CHACON I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
ELIZABETH I (SPOKEN TO HER PARLAMENT) I knew if I wanted to be a general manager, I was going to have to leave to work for another organiz...
STEVE YZERMAN
The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive. MARK WAHLBERG Kline pitched well. He threw the ball over the plate and only walked two batters. I haven't checked ...
BOB THOMAS I honestly don't know. I think it hit my arm or something, maybe. I shielded my face because it was ...
BRIAN WOOLGER If you let (the pressure) bother you, then you're in the wrong business. As a kicker, you want to co...
JOSE CORTEZ I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I ...
EDWARD RUSCHA I had all my pitches and was locating the ball real well. The pitches they got RBIs on were right wh...
BRYAN HENRY
I wanted him to declare in shock how overlooked and underestimated I had been ever since I was a chi... ASPEN MATIS The last pitch I threw to Michael Young, that was about all I had left. I wanted them to call that a...
JOSH BECKETT I came in tonight completely focused on defense. He got 30 on us (in Boulder). I knew I was going to...
JASON DOURISSEAU I told him you should have just touched the bag and threw to first. Maybe not knowing is better.
DOUG DAVIS
Thinkers prepare the revolution and bandits carry it out. 
Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen... 
I'm just being myself. To me, that people are interested in Jenni, not necessarily the artist, b... 
Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects. 