David Eckstein Quotes

"We have a couple of guys capable of hitting a lot of home runs that haven't yet."

"It's fun,"

"He's doing well. The kidney is doing great. He's in some pain from the surgery, but we couldn't ask for anything better."

"I was in complete control. I knew what I was saying. I had a meaning behind it,"

"Scott's a hard-nosed guy who really understands and loves playing the game."

"When you have a guy like (Pujols) who every single night comes out and with the lineups we've had has the average he has, the homers he has, the RBIs he has ... and plays defense the way he plays defense, that's (the MVP). It's not even a question."

"We've got a good opportunity. But we know them; they're going to be ready to play. But we'll show up, too."

"I've hit balls with everything I've got and it doesn't go over the fence. So I definitely run hard. I'll never have the opportunity to sit there and watch one as it goes out because I don't have that kind of pop."

"On paper, we have more talent [than 2002]. Without a doubt. And we have more experience now, because we've done it before. But it's a long season."

"He's a Gold Glover,"

"How many little kids are out there fighting because they know David did it? ... A lot of people have said to me that we are an inspiration. ... People say, `How do you do it?' What choice do I have? You get up and go."

"The way Jimmy [Edmonds] hit the home run in Game 6, and making the catch he made in Game 7 -- it just seemed like every one of those games was so intense. Home-field advantage was a real key, so you definitely have to be ready to play."

"When my sister has the two kids (and) the two of them look like they're going to have the same problem in life, it just is like, `Yeah, this can end now, ... But there are so many worse things that could happen."

"I told them baseball owed them nothing and wasn't a fair game. I emphasized what a privilege that it is to wear a uniform every day. I challenged them to do something to earn and deserve the right to wear a uniform. I warned them that if they didn't, they might not be wearing one."

"Having gone through this other times, I have full confidence in the surgery. Actually, it'll probably be a day of joy. Because my dad will get a lot of his freedom back."

"Without a doubt, ... His location was unbelievable. You watch the film and he throws the ball up a lot, but today he was throwing the ball down, right at the knees, on the corners. He did a fantastic job tonight."

"We held home field advantage. One thing we've got to do, we've got to stay aggressive. We can't wait to get over there."

"That could come down to a 1-0 game with those guys on the mound. So it was very key for us to go out there and get some runs early."

"When my sister has the two kids (and) the two of them look like they're going to have the same problem in life, it just is like, 'Yeah, this can end now. But there are so many worse things that could happen."

"It was one of those things where we definitely wanted a family friend, ... We didn't want someone from too far outside the family, because sometimes you might not know what the intentions behind it are. With Lorie, she's a great friend to our family, as well as a great person. We've known her a long time. It was perfect."