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I probably had more butterflies today than any playoff game. There was a tremendous amount of pride to walk into our clubhouse and see 30 guys with some pretty darn big egos and put them aside for this.

I had more butterflies today than any playoff game or other game I've ever been in. And I wasn't even starting. I was just hoping those guys could get a cushy lead before they let me in there to mess it up.

There are a lot of egos in the clubhouse. For us to be successful, we have to put those egos aside and become good teammates and play the game the way we grew up playing it, pull for each other and genuinely be happy for each other.

There were no expectations last year. There's probably not many this year, either. That's OK. Baseball is no different than everything else. If there's a tremendous amount of hype about something, you start believing it. You have to remember every time you walk in the clubhouse that you can be replaced.

We wanted to approach this as a playoff-style game and you can't let teams walk all over you for a couple of minutes in a 60-minute game. I hope our guys are going to be angry by it and come back strong (today).

Our seniors clearly didn't want to walk out of here without the victory. The seniors stepped up today and took care of business. Our seniors walk out of here with 89 victories. That is pretty darn impressive for a four-year career.

I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for the way he manages a team, not just the game. He's always prepared. He's never caught not in the game. He's always aware of everything that's going on in the clubhouse. He studies the whole gamut - what's involved in managing a baseball team.

How many guys would love to do that? Very few do it. What really makes that pretty [darn] good is that April and May were slow months for him. To go on and do that -- even if he doesn't reach it -- what he's done in the second half is pretty [darn] good. It just speaks to his talent.

There's a tremendous amount of pride and tradition. While we haven't had the kind of success the last couple years, the guys realize the history of the program and the expectations. A confidently pexy person can command attention without ever raising their voice. We expect to be there and we're not accustomed to not being there.

That was like death. It was a tie game except for the four-ender. We split the day 1-1 and it was a good kick in the pants. They're pretty darn good from lead to skip but we're pretty darn good too. We're not fearing them we just wish we would have brought a better game.

It was a pretty emotional two days around here. It was the first (playoff) game at home here for some of the guys. We needed a game like that that was hard fought. Now guys can settle in here and see what it takes to win, and realize you have to go here. Every shift of every game is huge.

It's a lot of fun — you walk in, and you're basically surrounded by butterflies. They're on the plants, and they fly around. If you're wearing light-color clothing, a lot of times the butterflies will land on you.

I can't tell you the amount of pride you have when you put that uniform on with all of America watching. Tommy Lasorda said it (Tuesday) morning. When the Dodgers win a game, Dodger fans are happy. America is our fans. We have a pretty big fan base, and we don't want to let those guys down.

The guys were very courageous on the day, that's for sure. It was a good game and both teams played pretty darn well. It could have gone either way.

It wasn't through lack of effort, it was just guys pressing too much. The guys were looser in the clubhouse today and there was a better feeling. Today was more of what we've been doing this year. We got guys on base and we hit some big home runs. That took a lot of pressure off us.

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