Take the head off the chicken, and it runs around. The defence has been doing that way before I got here. It's just a staple. You say, 'Tampa,' and you think of defence.

I think defence, for the most part, being a balanced player and also saving a lot of runs on the defensive side, I think was a major factor here. To me, defence is foremost. It's always been. The White Sox showed us this year pitching and defense wins to this day.

You got to zone everything out and go out and do your assignment.

What happened here (in Minnesota), it's fine. They moved on, they made decisions that benefited the organization. I respect what they did and what they are going to do. I am just going to win down in Tampa now.

That's why you never look at the (betting) line. You never look if you're playing at home or away. You just look at the next game on the schedule.

I'm very excited about it, ... I've watched this defense ever since I got into the league in 2000. They strive to be great players. Great players want to play on great defenses.