77 Quotes by Jason Bay

He's left-handed, which obviously comes at a premium in the big leagues. That's definitely going to help to our advantage.

I can understand that. It's a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately business, obviously, and we're an easy target, I guess. You can't put too much stock into it, I think. People who are here and in the city know about the great history here. But the people here are frustrated, too, and we understand that.

The key to the whole game was getting a lead early. We've been playing from behind in a lot of games. It's tough when you go into the seventh, eighth and ninth innings every night knowing that every at bat is do-or-die.

You want to win so badly, but this isn't a game where you can try harder. You have to try easier, and that's easier said than done.

You want to keep improving every year, and I've obviously set a very high bar for myself after two years. At some point, though, that's going to stop. You're not just going to keep getting better and better forever. That season I had last year, I look back on it and see the numbers, and I do realize how they stand out in most offensive categories.