I don't think we questioned their intent, let alone our own ... We were just trying to get them out, and I don't doubt they were. I'd be willing to bet if you ask Mariano, he wasn't real happy about putting more people on base.
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I don't think we questioned their intent, let alone our own ... We were just trying to get them out, and I don't doubt they were. I'd be willing to bet if you ask Mariano, he wasn't real happy about putting more people on base.
It's one of those things where the balls slipped out of the pitcher's hand and hit him ... And the balls weren't hard anyway. It was missing and barely got them. They know we never tried to hit anybody.
The sinker was just, at times it was good, and then we missed a few ... Like [Alex Rodriguez] and [Jose] Molina getting hit were just sinkers that just slipped out.
The ball wasn't cutting like it usually does, and then he drilled two guys just to make sure we tied the record ... He knew we were close. He just wanted to make sure he tied it. I've never seen that many guys hit in a ballgame. Nobody got warned and the game was still well-played, even with that happening.
When I talked to my agent recently, Boston was the first team I mentioned ... I don't know if it's in the cards or if I squished my chances of ever returning there. I know the circumstances of my departure from there a few years back were blown out of proportion. I've talked to Tito [Terry Francona] several times since then and we're OK. I'd love the chance to go back there because that's a winning organization and they're committed to winning. They do things the right way.
To work for a manager of [Terry Francona's] stature, I'm really looking forward to it ... Hopefully I can bring something to his staff and help make the Red Sox a better team than they already are. It was a great process and I really enjoyed going through it. I'm looking forward to spending time with the Boston Red Sox.
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