Adam Everett Quotations

When you've got one of the best closers in all of baseball protecting a three-run lead, you feel pretty good about things,

We want to produce as much as anybody else. It gives us a boost, no doubt about it. When we're hitting, there's a lot more pressure on the pitcher. Plus, we're adding on, which is something that we haven't done as much as we'd like to.

Whenever you've got your pitcher out there throwing strikes, you've got to come up with some big plays sometimes to help the pitchers out.

We had (Carlos) Beltran and (Jeff) Kent and (Jeff) Bagwell, and they could all put us ahead with one swing. This year, we rely on pitching, we play defense and we look for timely hitting. The biggest thing is, we're not relying on one person.

Last year we didn't start too well on the road, and it's nice to get off to a better start. Knowing that we're scoring some runs, it's always nice to put our pitchers at ease a little bit and let them relax.

She has taken as many as 12 steps before crashing.

I was going to glove it at first, and when it hit it kind of checked up, and the next thing that went through my head was (to) make sure the ball doesn't go underneath my hand because the guy could score. I just happened to get a great grip on the ball and threw the guy out.

I did miss it last year as far as being out on the field, but I did get to witness it on the bench, and that's better than nothing. It's obviously a lot more gratifying than watching.

He was throwing every pitch for a strike, and he threw it at the right spot.

He went through many struggles last year. There no doubt he's the MVP of this team. He might get some votes for MVP of the league. He's been huge.

I was trying to put a good swing on a pitch. I was trying to give myself a chance to drive in some runs. I'm trying to stay more consistent and get my bat through the zone a little bit better and give myself a chance.

That was a tremendous play, and he's known for that. He's a great outfielder, and sometimes you have to tip your cap.

We hadn't played real well against them here, and last year as well. It's nice to come in here after losing a tough game yesterday, and getting the split was huge for us.

You'd love to have seen him hit a home run right there, or get a big hit. But that's the way the game goes sometimes.

Actually, I think the biggest at-bat of that whole inning was Quintero's. He got the single up the middle, and we went first-to-third there. Now, we got first and third and nobody out. We got pressure on them. That was a big spot in the game to come up with that hit up the middle with two strikes.

Actually, I think the biggest at-bat of that whole inning was Quintero's, ... He got the single up the middle, and we went first-to-third there. Now, we got first and third and nobody out. We got pressure on them. That was a big spot in the game to come up with that hit up the middle with two strikes.

That type of energy carries us, ... This is the time of year when you have to let it all hang out and he definitely does. We wouldn't be where we (are) without him.

You realize that baseball isn't your life any more. It's part of it, it's not your life. That's one of the biggest changes I've gotten from it.

They had the opportunity to close it in the division series, they had the chance in the championship series, they didn't say anything then, ... It surprises me they're saying something now.

There's a lot more important things in life than baseball and she's definitely it, ... It's tough to leave her. But it's the job I have. Sometimes it's tough. Sometimes you have to be away from home.

It's tough when one of your best friends in baseball does it. It's bittersweet.

It was my first time and you don't know how to take that. Whether it's going to be career threatening or if it's something that you got to have surgery on where you might not be able to play. It was luckily something that could be taken care of.

It was probably one of the greatest double plays ever turned.

It takes all nine of us hitting in the lineup. Chris and I knew we are better hitters than what we've been showing.

I'm sure he's getting a billion phone calls. I'm sure he's savoring the moment.

I'm just trying to stay more in the middle of the field, to give myself a better chance. I was struggling a little bit early in the game -- trying to find it a little bit. That time, I got a pitch and finally swung at it good. It's just one of things that went my way.

I'm just trying to stay a little more consistent and get my bat through the zone a little better and give myself a chance.

This is our home field. If we want to close it, we should be able to close it. That being said, they are Major League Baseball and they have their rule.

All I can tell him is that people are praying for him and that's the biggest thing that got me through.

The guy won 21 games for a reason. He was pretty good, he had a good sinker, fastball and curveball and he threw them all for strikes and I think that was the key. We got down five runs, but we didn't give up. We never give up, and that's something this team has done all year.

The guy won 21 games for a reason, ... He was pretty good, he had a good sinker, fastball and curveball and he threw them all for strikes and I think that was the key. We got down five runs, but we didn't give up. We never give up, and that's something this team has done all year.

The first thing they asked me was, 'Where are we?' ... The first thing that came to my mind was Florida, but that's who we were playing.