13 Quotes by Francisco Rodriguez

Maybe they'll let me pitch 10 or 15 innings. I know for sure they don't want me to pitch ... but I don't want to sit at home for four months doing nothing.

I couldn't make the right pitch at the right moment. I'm disappointed the way I pitched today. At the same time, I'm happy because I had a great year. I've just got to hold my head up high.

He (Shields) has been doing it all year long. He might not get the credit, but to have a great closer, you have to have a great setup man.

I think it was close enough to call the pitch.

We're all tired from the last three days, but we put all that behind. How are you going to feel tired, especially in the playoffs?

When I started the season, I just wanted to stay healthy; that was goal No. 1. I also wanted to save 35-40, but 40 was the number on my mind. I still have a month to go.

That's how baseball is. You could be throwing 20 innings in a row without anybody scoring. You could strike everybody out. But there's going to be a stretch of the season where you have your bad time. Right now I feel like I've been going through that.

I'm really happy, excited and proud of myself. Now I just have to put it away and get ready for the next day. Do my best to help the team.

Every time I go out to the mound, I think about where I come from and what I used to have.