14 Quotes by Jon Papelbon

I got lucky. Count your blessings and move on.

My next outing I'm going to be more worried about my results.

I thought my whole ankle was shattered. If that ball was an inch higher, I think I'd be out three to six months.

I thought he pounded the strike zone well. I thought he challenged hitters and went right after them.

That was my hardest jump. It will be a good test for him this year because in Double-A you don't necessarily have (former) big league hitters in lineups. In Triple-A, you do.

That's a tough lineup. For me to be successful today, I was able to pitch inside of that left-handed lineup. Being able to use my split- finger helped. ... To come away with two wins was good against these guys.

To be honest with you, I bet you everybody on the bench did.

I should have come out because it was pretty sore the next day and it was pretty sore at the time. It took me a while to get feeling back in it, but I just didn't really want to come out.

The whole dugout just starts laughing. The man knows how to hit. It's amazing to see that kind of talent. I'm sure he'll be able to save some for the season. The home runs will be for the season.