I got a good pitch to hit and I drove it out,
I know no one was expecting that homer to come off my bat. We'll continue talking about it and I enjoy talking about it and it's one of the biggest hits of my life. Just one of those things.
I recall standing out in left field after Paul did what he did, thinking about, man, what does that man feel like now? ... So to go out and hit one out of the ballpark for a game-winner is pretty indescribable.
I can get more accomplished staying back here, being able to hit every inning. Just get some more game-time at-bats rather than going to Atlanta. It's a more controlled environment where I don't really have to go all out, somewhat test and see where we stand.
It all seems surreal, ... It was a long, tough road, but I learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way. I struggled and hit a lot of obstacles in the road, but I think those times only made me a stronger person.
That's the difference in having an offense that can score in other ways than hitting the ball out of the park or getting base hits,'' Raines said.
It will be a tough home run to top, given the timing and when and where it happened. I don't hit too many home runs, no less a walk-off home run in the World Series.