Bengie Molina Quotations

We know who we've got to go against. All we've got to think about is us. It's a big deal, a big thing. If we think about anybody else, we're in trouble. If we think about us all the time and about winning games, we should be okay.

There's a lot of disrespect in the major leagues. I believe that the disrespect in the major leagues is at a high rate and is really bad for the gam

My dad and my mom had to sacrifice so much, and had to teach us and show us the way of going about things, how to be humble, all those things. They helped us stay on track for what we wanted to do.

I was very nervous, excited, and happy to be given the opportunity to even be in the major leagues.

You have to have a lot of motivation, a lot of heart and be able to work hard. You can never be down on yourself because baseball is a sport that will bring you down [at times].

I liked playing with David Eckstein (former Angels shortstop). I'm not talking about players with top skills, I'm sure there were players with way more skill than him, but there were very few people in the league that had the heart like him.

When I got to the stadium, one of my biggest things was watching video of hitters.

I think my mom and dad did a great job with that, because we [with brother] never had any competition in baseball. We always tried to help each other.

We [ me and brother] wanted to win at things like basketball games or baseball games, but off the field we never felt like we had to compete with each other.

I'm a pretty easygoing guy. I'm not hard to get along with. I never had anybody that I had trouble with. On the other team, sometimes you don't like players because of the way they act, but then you get to know them and then they're very good people. But I never disliked anybody.

If you're a pitcher, and you're pitching and you strike me out and you start celebrating on the mound and showing me off, whenever I get a hit off you, I'm going to go and celebrate, and you shouldn't get mad. If you're a pitcher and strike me out and show me respect and you don't show me up, when I get a homer or a hit, I'm not going to show you up. That's what I believe.

We're baseball players. We don't need guys telling us, 'Hey, you need to hurry. Hey, you need to do this. Hey, you need to step up.' We are professionals, we can do that without anybody telling us. I'm OK with it, but we need to do it on our own.

When the throw came in, I thought that we had a good chance to get him out.

Like he always is: Tough to hit. Myself, I was horrible today at the plate so I have to give him credit. I think with him you have to battle all day. He's the kind of guy that's going to work quick and try to get you out quick.

One bad pitch. Other than that he was outstanding, he was great.

I got a hold of it. I didn't think it was going to stay fair, but it did.

He just made a couple of mistakes. They weren't good pitches at all. He left a couple up and right down the middle.

He kept saying he was sore, he was sore. He couldn't do another pitch. He couldn't handle it.

I thought that was a good pitch. I thought it was a strike. But it could go either way.

Our team has always been able to come back against any team with the little things, like we did today. That's just the kind of team we are.

Our team has always been able to come back against any team. That's just the kind of team we are.

Right when we got the third out, that's when I felt tired. That's when it hits you.

Location more than anything. At the same time you see how he pitched. He did great.

I thought he was out because I thought he hit me with his spikes, right on my arm. That's what my first impression was. These guys, they watched the replay and they told me that what hit me was the knee, and the foot was already on the plate. So he was safe.

To go to the playoffs, at this stage, after what we've done, we deserve this celebration. We got it done right away. We don't have to think about them coming back or any of that.

The only thing we can do is probably pray a lot. Hopefully he makes a lot of pitches up the middle of the plate and he's not on his game that day.

We've got to come in and do our thing. We're not just any player on the team. We came here knowing what we need to do.

Unbelievable. Absolutely great for the team. When Garret is hot, we win games. He's always proven he can hit. He's just a proven, great clutch hitter.

We're going to be fine this time, ... We have time to get some guys some rest. That could be really important.

The way they let me go without a notice, without calling me, that said a lot.

It was going to be more years, more dollars if it was going to be a free-agent signing.

It was exciting to catch a guy that can dominate like that.

I took a lot less money to come over here for a reason, and that's to win.

For me, it's not about how much money they spent. For me, it's about the team. We need him and I think it's going to be a big loss if we lose him. I hope not. I hope everything is fine.

Oh my gosh, I was praying so hard. I had no words. I was thinking so hard, 'Please, don't go foul.' I don't know when I'll hit another one of those. And, you know, it stayed fair.

They both have great bullpens. This team has speed. They like to go from first to third and will hit and run any time.

Sleep is never overrated. I think we'll take our rest right now because the game is over. We didn't think about it the whole game. I didn't hear anybody say, 'We're tired.' Now, we're allowed to say it because the game is over.

I had fun. I was telling Gus that I could get used to doing this.

If I'm thrown out stealing, it's a hit-and-run. Next time you'll know that.