Jason Giambi Quotes (80 Quotes)

I can't get into specifics. Someday, hopefully, I'll be able to.

It was nice that we got a win. They've had our number all year. We played a good game. We have to come out and do the same thing Wednesday and keep the ball rolling.

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We were all thinking in the back of our minds, oh God, here we go, the Devil Rays have our number.

Over the course of the season, you're not going to score 10 runs every night. You need to win the 2-1 games, too, and we're not going to have to sit back and wait for a big homer to win a game. We can scratch and claw with Johnny and Derek up top, which is important.

When they first got down there they were trying to speed him along. I talked to him and he said they had some good workouts . . . I don't care how much you train or whatever you do, you can't simulate being on the field and playing baseball.

It's just one game. Unfortunately, it doesn't count for all three. It doesn't matter what the score was today if we play bad Wednesday, it washes everything we did good today away.

I was just trying to stay in my strike zone. I enjoy (multi-homer) games, it makes it fun. I'm just trying to stay locked in. This is the best I've felt in a couple years.

This was huge especially after the way they beat us yesterday. They don't quit. It's fortunate we kept adding on and didn't let them come back.

Everybody sees Johnny Damon for long hair and the beard, but he's a great, great teammate. He's fun to play with. He'll be fun for this team. I think they'll really enjoy having Johnny around.

That kid is going to be good he reminds me of Rocket. He's young, but that fastball, it's late. I don't care what the radar gun says, it seems like it's on top of you. He's got good stuff.

That's true, but winter ball is really huge for some of the Latin American countries.

Actually, Joe was the one who congratulated me, ... And I said 'For what I know ain't gotten a hit in a while.' But it's exciting, no doubt about it.

They have the best bullpen. I don't necessarily think at the end - ours is as good as any, because we've got Mariano, and there's nobody better in postseason play - but just some of those latter guys they have are pretty good. You know that sooner or later, you're going to stop scoring runs.

Everybody's goal is to win. When you're a veteran player, you don't worry about getting your numbers, because everybody here has gotten their contract and has gotten paid. It's all about winning, and to do that, you have to concentrate on the little things.

The biggest thing is a lot of it was dealt with in the grand jury testimony. ... So I don't know how much you can talk about from there anyway. I guess I have to sit back, wait and see, but like I said, I'm not really worried about it.

I got a gift, he threw me a breaking ball and I just got the bat head to it. I hit it off the pole and Randy made it hold up. This was a big win for us.

Johnny and I spoke a few times over the last week and I strongly encouraged him to sign with the Yankees. It is good to know that our lineup next year will include a natural leadoff hitter whose presence allows Jeter and A-Rod to return to their preferred places in the batting order. Johnny is a good friend and a great guy to have in the clubhouse. I am very excited about having him as a teammate again.

He can go out on a consistent basis and shut you out, ... I don't care what lineup you have. When he's on, he's on. He's like one of those guys Hudson, Mulder, Rocket, Randy. When Randy's on, you just tip your cap, and it's like 'Just let me try to get a walk and be 0-for-3.'

There was one kid telling me he was going through all his medications and he couldn't wait to go down and play video games. It definitely gives them something to look forward to.

People don't realize this game is not fair. I've seen some great players who, for whatever reason, never got the opportunity. To keep going back to Triple A, when you know in your heart you have nothing to prove there, it takes a special kid to do that.

I ran today. I ran around and it felt pretty good.

It ain't cheating if you don't get caught.

I love playing in September. This is the fun time of the year, what you play the whole season for. You leave it all on the field, because if you don't play in September, there is no October.

That's what he does best. That's what makes him the player that he is He gets on base. He scores runs. He gives you an opportunity to score a run when he gets on.

I got those pretty good. It's been a long time since I've hit balls like that. The ball doesn't usually carry here that well.

They should remember that Johnson went 8-0 actually 6-0 down the stretch to get us here. Sometimes they can forget real fast around here. If he didn't do what he did for us down the stretch, we wouldn't be in position to even make the playoffs.

I just saw it pop out of his hand, and I said I can put this one in play,

You figured they would come back. They're hot, we're hot, so it should be a good series. You couldn't ask for a better ending, no doubt about it.

We have to worry about winning, ... I'm glad that tonight, I came up big. They came in big situations, which is what's most important.

This is the best I've felt the last couple of years. It was nice to come back and be able to work out right from the get-go after the way I finished the year last year.

They've been here so many times, I think with Joe and the veteran players, they believe. They believe in their ability and they believe they can make a difference.

It's not the best way to go. I guess we're giving fans their money's worth. It would be nice to have a couple laughers.

I'm just glad we won. If I had hit three solo shots and we lost, who cares ... They came in big spots. I love playing in this ballpark. I came through here a lot of years with the A's. I see the ball well, and it gets out of here to left.

I would give it a try, but they said don't even try. It's not worth risking it. I'm walking a little better. It's not so tight.

We changed it up a little bit (from last year) because my ability to lift was already there. I had that base. We started squatting right away, lunging.

That was our big theory when I was with Oakland. Run up the guy's pitch counts, 'cause then you get the starting pitcher out of the game in the fifth inning. You're making him throw 100 pitches and he's gone.

We have to win every single night, ... We create our own destiny it's in our hands. If we win every night, we put the pressure on everybody else. We don't have to depend on anyone else to win or lose. As long as we keep taking care of ourselves, we'll be all right.

His stuff is electric. His pitches were explosive. Everything was breaking late.

The just want to make sure I can hit first.

I think it's cool. It lays out that we have a lot of personalities, but one common goal. We have 25 superstars who came here to get that opportunity to win.

They're hot, we're hot, so it should make for a good series.

We just couldn't seem to get the big hit to break open games.

He's always been our guy. We're going to go as far as he takes us, no doubt about it.

Everybody wants to come here and win. We've been close, but we need to get over the top this year. No doubt about it.

Baseball had record crowds last year. Probably with Barry going to break the home run record, it will bump it up and more people will come out and watch it. That makes players more popular, and in turn guys make more money.

We have to go play what seems like the World Champions in Tampa. We have to win every day, and we're going to play the team that's actually given us the most problems. We have to play good baseball.

A little surprised, yeah, ... but I've been around Billy Beane a long time. I know at the beginning, he made some moves that weren't very popular, but I understood where he was going. (Tim) Hudson's and (Mark) Mulder's contracts were coming up. The team, the manager, the players have done an unbelievable job.

He loves the city. He's got that mentality. He knows what he needs to do. He has a good time. But he's pitched some great games at the right time. I think he would fit in well.

I'm just swinging the bat and playing the game. I haven't really thought about it. If I'm swinging the bat good, so I don't think it matters where I'm playing.