Trot Nixon Quotations

We started off sluggish. But we fed off our fans.

We feed off our fans all the time, whether it's coming in late from a road trip, or in the middle of a long homestand. We always feed off our fans. I think they know that. They're a very important part of the way we play. Obviously, we have to go out on the field and get the job done, but they're always a huge part of us winning ballgames.

We fed off our fans and we fed off each other.

I feel good and I'm moving around out there. I'll see how tomorrow goes. Maybe I'll shoot for early next week.

I didn't have any fan interference at all. They backed away. I commend those fans there. I gave them a little tip of the cap.

I got a mistake pitch and was able to hit it. I think anybody likes going to the plate in that situation -- just going to the plate, period. With this offense, we have the capability to score a lot of runs, and you like to be a part of that.

He's just easygoing. He doesn't let things affect him. I think he's done everything the organization's asked of him.

I was looking for Baez to come after me like he normally does, ... He's a great competitor out there, and I was looking for something hard. I'm sure he wanted to get ahead in the count in that situation.

I was looking for Baez to come after me like he normally does,

It could be down to his back, or he could be bald. He could be the Baby Bull again.

It feels good. I'm moving around out there. Maybe we can shoot for early (this) week.

I think he?s done exactly what team has expected him to do. He?s kept a very clean clubhouse, there are no disgruntled ballplayers or anything. He?s always had an open-door policy, our entire coaching staff does, I think Theo does, also. He definitely deserves what any other manager gets when they bring home a World Series. Granted, players go out there and play, but managers have to deal with us all.

Yeah, he's going to fit in extremely well. He's a great young man, he's going to bring a lot to the table. The fans are going to love him. He's a hard-hat guy. He's got all the skills out there. He's been getting better and better every year. He's getting better with age. Fans are going to grow to love Coco out there in center field. We all loved Johnny while he was there, but they're going to do the same thing with Coco because he's a special ballplayer and he plays hard.

We just have to maintain, stay healthy, get the rest that we need and just come out and feed off our fans. I think that's the best part about having so many games in a row -- we're here at home. It's definitely a situation where we can feed off our fans. They can energize us with the best of them.

Every win is big. We're a great team at crunch time, and every win is important. We capitalize to score runs.

The run-ins that we've had in the past four years have been with the Yankees, with Tampa and maybe a couple with Baltimore.

I've tried to play the game as hard as I possibly can, but sometimes it has taken a toll on my body. I'm not going to stop playing that way. I'm going to play until my body completely gives out.

I wanted to end the game. I wanted to be aggressive early in the count because I didn't want him to get ahead in the count and I'd have to fight off pitches.

As for my oblique, everything felt fine. I felt good in (right field). I caught a few fly balls, too. I felt reasonably comfortable at the plate. I'm happy with my day and I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Babe Ruth is back! The greatest WBC hitter of all-time!

This is a prime example of why Bud Selig needs to take a look at teams playing each other 19 ... times a year.

It was fair by the umpires. It was kind of hard for me to see.

It's not my place to judge him. I'm sure it's difficult enough. This is a conversation that I'm not going to say much about.

Every time you don a Red Sox uniform, you have to talk about the history. Everyone thought it was a curse. Now that's just a five-letter word.

I?m not going to sit here and think about, ?Well, they brought him in this year, it looks like I?m going to be gone next year.? That?s ridiculous. That?s just thinking negatively.

I'm a big Brett Favre fan. When you look at what he's done and what he's played through ... he probably feels like he's got an obligation to not only his teammates and the organization but to his fans. That's the way I feel.

In this game of baseball, you never know what's going to happen. You just take it in full stride and go out there and don 't change the way you play.

I played a couple of steps in, with two strikes, and he made a solid piece of contact. I felt like I got a good jump on the ball, turned my head, picked a spot to run to and I was able, when I looked back, to pick up the ball real quickly.

He thrives in atmospheres like this. He doesn't want to leave because he didn't like it in Boston. He loved it in Boston.

If I make the trip, it'll just be the same. I'll go up and give him a hug if he's there and say 'hello' to him and see how he's doing, but then just get what I need done on the field.

I can't wait to see his haircut. You don't know what you're going to get. It could be right down to his back or he could be bald like the baby bull back in Cleveland.

When you got a guy hanging over the cliff holding on with one hand, you don't want him to get his other hand up there, you want to go ahead and stomp on it

That's what perseverance is. You go through some tough times and you fight through it. And now, it's over. It's over.

I feel like I got a good jump on the ball. I turned my head and picked a spot out to run to. I was able to look back at the ball real quick again and it fell right into my glove.