Matsui Quotes

You wait till you see that Dominican team. You wait till you see Puerto Rico. You wait till you see Venezuela. . . . Matsui is a great player. The Japanese team needs him. - Tommy Lasorda

You never forget what you've done in the past, and I don't think I can forget the past two seasons. I just want to ... try to learn from there and not repeat what happened. - Kaz Matsui

You have to come up with the big hit, and Matsui had a huge hit. That was big for us, because we really didn't have too many good swings. - Derek Jeter

You feel that something's not right, but it's hard to pinpoint it. You have to be really aware of every part of your swing. - Hideki Matsui

When I slid in, my right knee kind of stopped on the dirt and didn't really slide. The pain is not that bad at all. - Kaz Matsui

When I first started out professionally in Japan, I had a number in mind, maybe 500, 600 or 700... but not anymore. - Hideki Matsui

What have President Bush and Congressional Republicans proposed to do about these problems? The elimination of taxes on corporate dividends. Yes, that's their response. - Robert Matsui

We've got to the 15th to try to get something done. In the meantime, I'm gathering all the information about what the available players on the trade market and the free-agent market are. We'll prioritize those. In the event on Nov. 16 we don't have Hideki Matsui, it will be another avenue to pursue. - Brian Cashman

We've got to get [Matsui] going. He's been swinging the bat pretty well and we'll get him right in there. - Willie Randolph