In Quotes: ALDS Game Two

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Oct 4, 2008 2:43PM

"In the playoffs, it all boils down to pitching, defense and timely hitting. We haven't done [the timely hitting] yet." - Jermaine Dye [MLB]

"We got Kazmir against the ropes ,and we let him go. And we left 12, 14 people on base. You're not going to win that many games like that. The opportunities were there, and we couldn't get it done." - Ozzie Guillen [MLB]

"I wouldn't say they're better, but I will never admit that a team is better than us until they beat us and finish us off. They're a good team, but we're veterans and we've been through this before and we know it's not over until it's finished. We're going to go home to our park, get out of this dome, have real baseball and see what happens.'' - AJ Pierzynski [MLB]

"Well, this grand season of Chicago baseball, with the dream of the Sox and Cubs in the World Series, apparently is not happening. This was going to be the greatest month in Chicago baseball history. Instead, it's boiling down to one awful week. Chicago baseball is falling apart." - Greg Couch

"I have a man-crush on Buehrle, but he blew an early lead, he gave up the go-ahead home run to a shrimp, and he made manager Ozzie Guillen use Octavio Dotel. Buehrle, 0-for-3. The Sox, 0-for-Tampa." - Steve Rosenbloom

"While most teams squirm when their backs are against the wall, the Sox seem to flourish. They proved that the last week of the season, watching a 2½-game lead over Minnesota evaporate in three days at the Metrodome. But is winning three straight now against Tampa Bay a bit much to ask?" - Joe Cowley

"The Sox can question the eyesight of home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor, perhaps with good reason, but that doesn't excuse them for what they did in the eighth inning. Juan Uribe, Brian Anderson and Nick Swisher all struck out looking with their team down 3-2. That's death by silence. Not a very satisfying way to go." - Rick Morrissey