Aaron Boone Quotations

Opening day, you can't wait for it to get here and then you can't wait to get it over with so you can get into your normal routine. It's an exciting day in America. No matter what level you're playing baseball, even back in Little League, there's an exciting feeling about opening day from the moment you wake up.

(Santana) pitched well today. But Jake was even better, because he was able to be a little more efficient.

He's really good, and he was on top of his game tonight.

Underrated by who? I think he's an underrated player, period. I've just enjoyed playing with him and getting to see first hand how good he is.

It was the same way for both sides.

You know what? ... I know no one believes me. But we don't really care. We just want to keep playing the way we've been playing.

Absolutely there are guys who have a knack for winning games. Cliff is one of them, and it's very underrated. All year long, if we have a big inning, he makes a conscious effort to get us back in the dugout fast. He takes a lot of pride in that. He's fun to play behind.

My knee feels probably better than last year. Having said that, the knee really wasn't an issue (last year). My issue was rust.

Obviously, we know the importance C.C. has to this team, so any time a guy like that goes down there is some concern. But you feel for him as a person more than anything.

I might make a call or two, ... but we need to do our work or it doesn't matter.