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“His dismissal in the second innings was exactly how we want to get him out,”
Ricky Ponting
“After the second inning, I was as down as I've been in a long, long time, ... Emotionally frustrated. I was at a crossroads where I could continue to beat myself down or make adjustments.”
Curt Schilling
“That means the game's gone extra innings and you need runs. I was just fortunate enough to have the opportunity.”
Xavier Nady
“I want to thank all the pitchers who couldn't go nine innings, and manager Dick Howser who wouldn't let them go.”
Dan Quisenberry
“We've probably got a decent first innings total already but hopefully we can start well in the morning and push on towards 400,”
“When you faced the Cardinals, it was a seven-inning game. You better have the lead after seven. If not, here comes Sutter and that was it.”
Tony Gwynn
“It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.”
Derek Jeter
“You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it's not because of your job. It is because you want to win so badly.”
Terry Francona
“He really worked the strike zone and mixed up speeds well. He struck out six in the first three innings and four of them were looking. Anytime a pitcher can do that he's doing good things.”
Adam Brown
“You have to string together hits. You can end up with 16 hits, and get two an inning, and you might not score a run. It's about stringing them together. It's one of those where sometimes it clicks, and sometimes it doesn't.”
Aaron Rowand