The guy has been one of the best pitchers in the league. He loves to compete and loves to play the game. He kept his pitches to a minimum, and as usual he comes up with a key hit that breaks the game open. He's the whole package.

He's one of the best in the business. The guy's a vacuum cleaner. He's a magician. He can make that (double play) coming across the bag like no one you've ever seen. I've had a lot of great shortstops play for me but this guy was right up there with the best. He should have won a Gold Glove every year but he doesn't have the charisma that others have and he doesn't sell himself. But Boston will love him.

He's one of the best pitchers we've seen all year. One of the best-pitched games we've seen all year. Give the guy credit.

I've always said I'd rather see a club that's won 10 or 12 in a row than a club that's lost 10 or 12 in a row because they're tougher.

(Greg) Maddux is a master. He carved us up. He didn't give us anything good to hit.

Security is something when you don't have any confidence and you want somebody to pay you when you don't do the job.

What makes a good leadoff hitter? Deion Sanders had speed, but he wasn't the ideal leadoff hitter. What was his on-base percentage? The criteria shouldn't be speed, it should be getting on base.

I don't know. I thought we'd have him by now.

He's struggling a little bit. We have to find a way to get him going.

If you have a dominating player, go with the dominator, ... But, to me, closers are just the guys there at the end of the game.