A.J. Pierzynski Quotes

"We couldn't go down 0-2 playing at home. We haven't had a lot of success on the West Coast, so we've got to find a way to win some games."

"It kind of broke my heart."

"That's where you have to rely on spring training. You have to be open to learning about the guys. You respect them and hope they respect you and what you do. But it's hard. It's a lot of work."

"We're built on pitching and defense and hitting here and there."

"I was trying to get a cheapie. It went foul. ... I was actually kind of mad at myself because it would have been an easy run for us. But it worked out."

"They going to honor us in Kansas City and Detroit, too?"

"I signed so many of those pictures. Somebody made a lot of money off that photo. I know that. It's good. It helped us win. That's the biggest thing."

"I felt it, but I couldn't really hear it. The only people who knew it hit me were me and Steve. ... It was a lucky break, what can you say?"

"You read stuff and see stuff where people are calling me (names) and that I was trying to cheat and this and that. I don't know what I did to deserve that."

"We don't like to see people say stuff in the newspaper, but he didn't say anything bad about me. So good luck to Carl."

"Do we feel lucky? No. Did they feel lucky when they won last night?"

"He's a great pitcher. He's a Hall of Fame pitcher. But he's got to throw the ball over the plate and we have to try to hit it. If he makes a mistake, we have to hit it, not miss it. We have to find a way to get deep into the game and get deep into the pitch count and get him out. It's not going to be an easy task."