Bubba Crosby Quotations

On a contact play, you keep going and take the risk. The right play in that situation is to go straight to third. That was my mistake.

He felt like at the last second he was going to catch it and I felt like at the last second I was going to catch it. It was perfectly placed. Things just happen.

I thought a lot about bunting, trying to get on base and letting the big guys do their thing.

I thought a couple of times when I left here I wasn't coming back.

My stomach just dropped. You hate to see that happen, especially to someone you know and a kid that is having such a good year.

I was thinking about putting down another bunt.

When you're in my position, you don't ask questions. You just take what comes. I felt a couple of times when I went down, I might never come back.

I've never hit a walk-off homer ever, anywhere, even in Little League, in my life. And to hit one here at Yankee Stadium, this time of year, when it counts, it doesn't get any better than that.

That's just who he is. It's another reason why my heart goes out to him.

You never want to see something like that happen. The ball, myself and his glove all came together at the same point. You could tell he was in some pain.

I never hit a walk-off home run in my whole life. Not in my whole life. Not even in Little League.

I just wanted to go and see him and let him know I was sorry.

I pretty much felt it when I hit it. I can't hit it much harder than that.

In that situation, the ball, his glove and my shoulder collided. Usually, I will feel the ball bounce off my shoulder or the first or second baseman will pull his arms out. But the type of player he is, he tried to make the play.