Randy Winn Quotations

We're going to have to be ready. It's not like it's a 162-game season, where if you lose a game early, it's fine. If you want to advance, you have to win.

We want to come here and win, but they also realize our jobs are to get ready for the regular season.

We've been in the same boat for a while. We just have to keep winning.

I don't hit a lot of home runs. That's not my game, but I'll take them when they come. My job is to get on base.

He had been getting me out with fastballs all night. I was able to get one over the plate.

He hasn't played a game in left field yet. I don't think he'd really be ready, and I don't think the Giants' medical staff would allow it.

His track record speaks for itself. He's got Gold Gloves, hit big home runs, played in the World Series. .. . He's a real quality guy. With Barry and Mo being our number 4 and 5 hitters, it's great that he can not only play the outfield, but he can fill in the missing offense.

I remember there was a lot of talk about upgrading the pitching staff. I knew Matt Morris was out there. Watching him from the other league, I knew he was a tremendous pitcher and a tremendous competitor. I was thinking, 'Man, I really hope we get him,' and we did.

I think he's a tremendous addition. His track record speaks for itself. His defense, with the Gold Gloves, he's a guy who can hit 30 home runs. We don't know how Barry will react with his knee. Having a guy with the track record and power and the all-around game he has is a huge addition.

I would like to play with him, but I don't know when that will be. Sure, I've thought about it, but not a lot. I'm waiting until it happens.

We'll pitch certain guys based on the scouting reports and position ourselves accordingly, just like always, ... We play defense as a team. It won't be any different.

We all know what type of player he is and what he can mean to this ballclub. Hopefully, that's a little premature and hopefully he will be able to play this season.

You have an idea of what people are like, but until you spend some time around them it's different -- that's been the fun part.

Even more so -- and it's genuine. He's always laughing, telling stories. He's pretty funny.

It was a little nerve-racking. I'm more happy about it now that we got through it.

I wanted to get away from there as quickly as possible. If that's the punishment for a game-winning hit, I'll take it. It's a good feeling when everybody's jumping down trying to hit you as hard as they can.

After my senior year in high school, I was playing in some summer league and a scout said, 'If you keep after this, you might be able to make some money doing this.' So I knew I'd choose baseball.

This guy is an awesome closer with a good fastball, good location and a great changeup, ... I was just hoping he'd make a mistake up and over the plate that I could hit hard. When I hit it, I was just hoping it would get up over (Giles') head. A home run would have been a bonus.

There's a perception about the players' attitudes--that they're not ready mentally. They may be nonchalant now, but once players step on the field, it'll be a different story. Everybody wants to win, you can't let teams show you up.

It's fun to give back. I always liked doing stuff with kids, so when you see smiles on their faces, it's priceless, it's great. The parents come up and say how much it means when we visit. It does your heart good.

It's been a blast. The most fun is getting to know guys off the field who I haven't been teammates with.

It's tough to put into words. You work hard to help the team win. It's always encouraging when you get hits, no matter what they look like.

I've hit third a little bit, so that's fine,

I wanted to play today and get some at-bats and see pitches without the cage around me before going to the WBC. It was good to see and recognize some pitches.

That's a little bit much. If you want to heckle, that's one thing. But throwing something like that on the field, that's taking it a little too far.

I'm not doing anything different. You kind of end up where you end up, and the last few years my numbers are pretty much the same. I've always swung the bat better in the second half.

In hindsight, having seen the replays, the runner did not leave the bag too soon.

In center field, you have free rein out there -- you have priority. He has that no-fear attitude. The ball goes up, and he's gone, going after balls with reckless abandon. He's aggressive and tries to get anything he can.

I had no idea how many I had, ... That's a lot of hits. The last few years I had better second halves than first halves. I was not expecting to hit as many home runs as I have, but I expected to have a good second half. It's more noticeable because I'm in a new league.

I had butterflies. There's something about putting that USA jersey on. It just feels different.

I guess the best part of it is he hasn't changed. We were sitting around two nights ago telling stories, and it's like we're right back in school.

I don't know how that ball went out, ... Usually the wind knocks it down to right field. It's probably luck. I usually hit one of those streaks every year, even though I don't hit a lot of homers.

I didn't expect to have as many homers, ... but I've always done better in the second half. I don't regard myself as a home-run hitter. I'm more of a line-drive hitter. It's too early to make a judgment.

If everyone stays healthy, we've got a great shot to be there and win the division.

I'd rather play right now, but I don't think our field can take it for injury purposes and functional purposes. It's a big puddle.

I do have playing-time concerns. But they'll try to break up the game load so people aren't playing nine innings. The intensity will be up, and I'd like to have my legs in a little better shape.

The difference here is that pitchers are more aggressive. In the A.L., they throw more trick pitches to make you swing and miss.