Shea Hillenbrand Quotations

I don't even remember facing him. I think I might have faced him once when I got traded in 2003. He can do what he does. I'm going to make my living regardless of what he says or what he does. I never met the guy, so I don't even care. If he's going to do that, it just makes him look bad.

I couldn't really judge him because of the shadows. He was hitting his spots and didn't leave any balls out over the plate. That was the first time I faced him, and he's got good stuff with a bright future.

I fought my mechanics a lot the last two seasons and that's primarily what held me back last year when I'd have some good months and some not-so-good months. Now I'm not thinking about mechanics. I'm thinking about the right things and doing the right things.

I think it's the atmosphere, it's everything involved with the Yankees and Yankee Stadium.

Without A.J. and without our team on all cylinders, you really can't get a gist of what's going on. You can start off hot, you can start off slow, it's going to take a while to see how everything goes.

You can't control that, ... All you can control is your preparation, the way you go about working. The results you can't control.

We're very fortunate to beat Randy twice this year, ... Nobody probably expects us to do that and we were able to do that.

There's going to be different demands. They were content last year winning 80-something games. If we do that again this year, we're not going to be happy.

I've been playing for five years now and only two of the teams I've been on were like that.

I've been making adjustments. I've got a lot of confidence in him and we understand when he says something, it's for a purpose.

It was tough at first. It was tough to go out there and trust what I was working on because it takes a leap of faith.

I've never been involved in a pennant race, but I think it increases the pressure on them. It's tough to win two games in one day. We're feeling good and we're ready to take on the Red Sox.

You spend more time with these people here than you do your own family,

I took the wind right out of our sails. It was a ball. I saw the pitch very late and I just reacted to it.

It was more or less just an instinct thing, ... Seeing the situation, I just took a gamble. It might be a little bit out of the norm but every run against Randy is huge.

I love Gus, he's awesome. He's a great competitor, he keeps his composure, he acts like a veteran and does a great job.

I'll tell you this, after facing him, I could have faced the best pitcher in the league and I would have been excited about it,

I don't think I see myself (as a DH) now. Anything can happen. There are a lot of variables involved. I broke spring training as a DH last year, I guess -- I didn't know that then -- and the majority of the games I played (were) in the field and I made the all-star team.

I didn't feel too good on those first two at-bats. You never know.

I didn't even really see the pitch. I thought it was a ball because the umpire didn't say anything. It was a delayed call. So I was just going on the umpire.

You can't replace him. I think that's a big piece that you can't replace because of his personality, and with his heart and his kindness.

This is our business. We still have time left and we just can't take it for granted. You want to play for your team, at least for yourself and your family and your teammates. I didn't let it slack last year and I think we need to stay focused and continue to work.