Quotes by Bobby Kielty

“Obviously, hes one of the best pitchers in the game,”

“Sometimes thats a case where you might take a pitch and see if he goes 3-0, but in that situation against a guy like that, you want to try to get a fastball. He threw a good pitch to hit and I was able to capitalize on it.”

“Thats definitely the biggest home run of my life. For five minutes afterward, I didnt know what I was doing. I was on a high for five minutes. I barely remember running around the bases. When I got in the dugout, I was being a maniac. Everybody probably thinks Im crazy.”

“It was a great series. We felt like we definitely had momentum going into it, but they came back and beat us twice,”

“Its funny how a 162-game season turns into a 29-game season now. Its going to go right down to the wire. But theres no doubt in my mind that were the better team.”

“Sometimes Ill take a pitch right there, but with him, if he gets a strike, hes coming back with that [nasty] slider of his, ... So I was sitting dead-red, and when I got the fastball, I capitalized on it. That was definitely the biggest home run Ive ever hit. It was a very emotional home run.”

“Thats just baseball. The way we came out today, you cant explain it. A couple of hits went our way, and it turned into a big game for us.”

“Its funny how a 162-game season turns into a 29-game season now. Its going to go right down to the wire.”

“It was one of those things -- when it got to be 2-0, I wanted to see a fastball and get a hack on it.”

“I didnt come in here to planning to be the fifth outfielder. That wasnt what I had in mind. ... I feel like every spring training Ive had a shot to be a starting guy, so this is a little different for me -- and its well-deserved, because the last few years I havent put up the numbers I need to.”