Paul Konerko Quotes

"We just had, ... a second boost of energy."

"It's like playing ourselves out there. These guys have a lot of heart. You don't go away."

"He's a force. I got a front row seat on-deck."

"When we came in after it was tied, no one was down. I think the overall kind of theme in the dugout was, everybody loves Bobby, we're not going to let him go home feeling bad about this. We're going to pick him up and we're not going to let this happen. We're going to get this win."

"Everybody has their ideas of what a leader is and everybody is entitled to their opinion. It's unfortunate because I liked Carl and had nothing but a good time with him. He was good for our team and he'll make Seattle a better team. I got nothing bad to say about the guy."

"He's a real knowledgeable guy. Both he and Walker have the same philosophy on hitting."

"Anytime you put a baseball player in a suit and take him out of his element its uncomfortable."

"Anyone who knows baseball knows the story."

"I think we've done a good job of not worrying about the history of the organization or what different teams haven't done and why they haven't won, ... I think that's what the Red Sox did last year. They had to block all that out. It took a group of guys saying 'Why can't we win?' I think in so many words that's what our team has done. We sat around and looked at each other and said 'We can play.'"

"It's tough when your playing them (one-run games) that often,"

"I got a couple of good mistakes to hit, and I didn't miss. That's what you have to do against a guy like that. He's got real good stuff."

"I had a baby born Tuesday night. That's first for the week. That one (grand slam) is second."

"You're trying not to get a read on whether he's coming after you or not coming after you,"

"[Dye] had a heck of an at-bat in front of me to get on base. I was just trying to let them come to me and not try to do too much. I just tried to stay up tall and let it come to me and swing hard in case I hit it."

"kind of an out-of-body thing."

"It's the second-best feeling I've had all week, ... The baby born Tuesday night ... that's first for the week."

"It really didn't feel that great. Home runs happen when you least expect them."

"It?s been a race for a few weeks in my opinion. But that doesn?t mean we have to lose just because we have lost so much ground or they have gained so much. I think it?s a combination of both."

"Like the Red Sox last year, I think blocking out what's happened to the organization in the past is key,"

"I was trying to just resist the urge to think that he was going to walk me and start over with the next guy because when you do that, you usually let a good one go,"