Postseason Quotes

You get to the postseason, and it's a new season. That's how we're going to approach it. We thought all along that we've been the best team in the West. We'll take our chances come Oct. 4. - Brian Giles

You don't want to go into the postseason 0-4 in your last four games. It really doesn't matter what you do in the first couple months of the season, but it's how you're playing right now. - Shaun Ratay

You don't have to consider anybody else... He's the best in the postseason. And he's very good, great, in the regular season. He is so consistent. And beats you and you know what's coming. They can't hit it. He just puts the cutter out there and says 'Here it is.' Is that the best pitch ever? It might be. - Roberto Hernandez

You don't have any soft spots when you get down to the last five, six weeks of the season... Every game is important. You can't take any opponent for granted. You just have to play every game like it's postseason stuff. You just need to get in that type of mindset. - Joe Torre

You don't always want to wait until the ninth inning to win games, but we haven't had that. That propels us, to know we can win at any time. You don't want to go into the postseason scuffling. - Dave Roberts

You can't win in the postseason unless you can manufacture runs. - Joe Morgan

You can't diminish the importance (of postseason experience). When you get to mid-September, it's almost like the postseason. Guys who have been through that year after year have an advantage. When things go south, those players can steady the ship. I think it's got great value. - Ned Colletti

You can't counteract whatever teams are doing. We were always worried at one point about what Detroit was doing, and we haven't played them in nine years [in the postseason]. So it's really irrelevant, I think. - Doug Armstrong

You always want to go into the playoffs on a positive note to get some type of momentum... And to be able to beat a team like L.A. the way we did is really a good feeling. It's definitely a confidence-booster going into the postseason. - Tina Thompson

Yeah, it's tough to come back in a few days and play another very good team, but we have to prepare for that type of thing in the postseason. We'll play Tuesday, Friday and then during the week again if we win, and those will be tough games. - Bob Koskosky