Scot Shields Quotations

We're happy to be on that flight last night. It's just something that's part of what we have to do.

I wish we could go out there and play again, ... I wish this was a doubleheader.

If we have a lead in the seventh inning and you're throwing him two innings and Frankie one, we're looking pretty good, ... Everybody knows what Escobar can do, and he's giving guys like myself and Brendan Donnelly some rest. And if you look at what we've done the past few weeks, we're as strong as we've ever been. That's a pretty good thing to have.

I got lucky on that, ... I caught a little too much of the plate. I'm happy he didn't swing at it.

I got lucky, ... It caught too much of the plate, and I was glad he didn't swing at it.

Bart won 21 games this year for us, ... We feel confident with him on the mound.

He's got five plus pitches and great makeup on the mound. That's pretty tough for hitters, especially in late innings.

I went to 3-2 and tried not to walk the guy and he hit it out of the park. A situation like that, I've got to give him something to hit.

It is always real good pitching and real good defense. There are pretty good pitchers on both teams. It is good baseball and it is fun to play against them.

My walk really killed us, ... I didn't hit my spots with Posada and that really hurt me, putting Cano on second.

I was excited when they told me that I was on the final roster. It is an honor to be on the field with some of the game's best players. I'm pumped up that those choosing the team put me in the same class as players like Clemens, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

That's a tough spot to put yourself into, with one of the best RBI guys ever. I wish he would have hit it a little harder. We might have had a chance to turn two. But Figgins made a nice play just to get the one out and keep it a one-run game.

I was pumped. It is an honor to be on the same team with the rest of those players.

You know, it's been a pretty tough week on us with the schedule, but it's something that we like. We like to travel, especially coming out here, and we're still playing. As far as a much-needed day off, I think most of us are going to just sit around and rest.

We knew it was going to come down to the end, and we came out on top. All we want to do is get there and see if we can do some damage.

There are a few guys around here who think he is the best hitter we face. And I'm one of them. I have no clue how to get him out. Every ball he hits, he hits hard.

You have to wake yourself up and get ready to play.

The starters are what make our team better. Our starting rotation is a lot better than what it was in 2002 -and you've got a right fielder who makes us a little better, too.

After I tightened that up, my dead arm went away. Hopefully, I'll recognize that sooner the next time it happens.

It was a real good time. I had a blast. I didn't want to be back here this early, but the overall experience was good.

It's going to be a little strange to see him in another uniform. It hits home right there that it's a business. He put in a lot of work for this team, so you wish him all the best but not on Wednesday.

I'm going to be smart. This is my team. If I'm not 100 percent, I'm going to let them know.

I'm different than a lot of pitchers. He hit a game-winning home run. Hey, you beat me. You can do what you want.

I left that one over the middle of the plate and he hit it real far. I can't let him win the game like that. I made a mistake and paid for it. I want to get back out there (tonight) to keep my head up.

I'm happy where I'm at right now pitching the seventh, eighth inning ... doing my job and then watching Francisco (Rodriguez) come in and do his job. I'll be his setup man for the rest of my career. That's fine with me. I'm perfectly fine where I am.

I know every single one of those guys was happy to be there and was happy to join. I know that word will get out to other guys that this is something you want to do. I tell you what, we took it serious. The game the other night when we lost, you didn't hear a word in the locker room. Everybody was disappointed. We took it serious and went out there hard but we just came up short.

You can see it on video, and someone might even point what you're doing. You still have to go out and perfect it and work on it and execute the pitch. You find a way to get it done.