It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

To sit on Mike Gonzalez until the ninth inning might have put you in a position where you don't get an opportunity to use him. It just made all the sense in the world.

He always messes with the lineup. The thing is, it doesn't matter if you hit 1, 2, 3 or ninth, you still have to have good at-bats.

I've been playing baseball since I was 5 or 6 years old. I've been on a schedule, pretty much, since I was in eighth, ninth grade. I look forward to not doing that.

You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it's not because of your job. It is because you want to win so badly.