77 Quotes by Jason Bay

Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.

I don't denounce being Canadian at any point, but I'm definitely proud to be an American.

I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.

I tried hockey, but it never stuck.

There are expectations this year. I'm not saying great expectations, but I think people are reasonably expecting us to be a lot more competitive than we've been the last couple of years. I know the guys in the clubhouse have a different feeling.

No offense to Lloyd (former Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon) and his staff, but I'm looking forward to going to spring training. And there's going to be a different look, a different feel, a different way things are run and I've heard nothing but good things. So I'm just excited about the way we're going to go about things.

Maybe this is a wake-up call for us, too, to say 'Hey, we're shaking things up,' and, hopefully, it can help motivate us.

On paper, no question, we're a better team. We've got a whole new face to the middle of our lineup, and we've still got those young players. That's reason for optimism. At the same time, we've got to start turning the young talent into wins. You can't keep coming into every new season talking about young guys.

I'd like to get something done as soon as possible, but we have two weeks left in the season. My goal now is just to finish strong.