A lot of clocks are ticking here. There are age clocks ticking. Contract clocks are ticking. The urgency is at an all-time high. |
A nice little bruise. It should be OK. |
After thoughtful deliberations with my family, I am announcing my decision to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic. When faced with the decision to choose between my country, the United States of America, and my Dominican heritage, I decided I will not dishonor either. |
Along with Randy Johnson, he's been the biggest difference between last year's team and this year's team. |
And that crushing can be very inspiring. |
Any time you can be mentioned with Joe DiMaggio in any sentence, especially in this rich tradition of the Yankees, it makes you feel very humble. It's something that I'm proud of. |
Any time you get mentioned with Joe DiMaggio with the rich tradition of the Yankees, you feel humbled, |
As the night got later, it got a little worse and stiffened up. I think I should be all right. |
At the end of the day, I realized how important it was for me to play because of the position I have in the game. ... I'm the best guy available to help the team. |
Best thing I've ever been a part of, |
Both Brian and (manager) Joe (Torre) did the best job they have ever done in their careers to save our season, |
But there were a lot of misplaced priorities. I didn't hear any new ideas about the economy beyond tax cuts. |
By the time we were playing the Angels [in the AL Division Series], we were gassed. So everyone knows we have to get out to a good start. We have a good enough team to be able to dominate for the next eight months. |
Check the numbers when we play against them — we have the best record, ... We don't see them as the New York Yankees. We just see them as another team. That's why we do well against them. We play our game. |
David Ortiz is an unbelievable offensive player. He's one of those special players, along with Barry Bonds, who can change a game just with the bat in his hands. |