I kept trying to build up the courage to walk up to him, but I never did, ... He was always in a suit, he looked very serious. It's one of my biggest regrets. I'm Joe D.'s biggest fan.

To this point, it was the biggest game of the year for us. It was a lot more important game for us than it was for the Red Sox.

Last time I was here, things went really bad, not only for me, but for my team. And I look at it as an opportunity to start a new year, a new chapter. And ironically enough, I come up with a game-winning hit in this situation, where last year, I was the biggest goat, and today I get to be a hero. There's ... a lesson to be learned, I guess.

Last time here, I was the biggest goat. Today, I get to be the hero.