124 Quotes by Jeff Bagwell

When you're playing in his games, ... it seems like you raise your intensity a little bit, because you don't want to make a mistake behind him.

What led me to this (decision) was the tremendous amount of pain that I just couldn't deal with anymore. I played a couple of days in a row. I came out that first game. Then I played a couple days and I got through it. And I was like, 'All right, let's see what's happening here.' I had to come out of the game in Detroit.

This was what we wanted to do, ... We spent a lot of time in this city and this organization trying to get to this particular point.

You have to be a little nervous in that situation. It was a big moment, and it's a win we needed.

We win that game, it changes the whole series. But the bottom line is, we didn't, and we've got to deal with that.

Towards the end of my career, I didn't want an opportunity like this to go by.

Eventually, he and I are going to have to sit down and talk. When that is, we'll figure it out at some point.

Easier said than done, ... It's not like the guy is throwing soft toss to me. It's hard in those situations. I loved the opportunity, and I wish I had the at-bat over again. That's just not the way it is.

There's no other situation this would be OK. A normal guy, that wasn't going to play. It fit for our situation at the time. It's not something I would advocate. But Roger Clemens is a gift from the baseball gods. Anything he does is a gift. ... Craig (Biggio) and I have never had a ring. Our best opportunity to get one was to have Roger around. He tends to his obligations, his kids. And it's not like the man comes in here and pitches five innings and gives up six every day.