Pettitte did a great job, the kind I've come to expect of him while facing him so many times in the American League. But so did Derek.

What was big was Kenny Lofton getting that triple to start it off. To a pitcher, that's big because he knows the tying run is 90 feet away. Then J.D. [Drew] and Jeff Kent walked and that set it up. I just threw the barrel at it and got lucky.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.

God, Ted, I knew I liked you!

As we went along, it was my call along with the trainer. I felt great, so I said let's keep going.

I don't know if there's more pressure this time of the season. We put pressure on ourselves to perform.