Michael Barrett Quotes

He showed me a lot today.

Being able to pinch-hit and get (the two-run homer Saturday) and this ... I don`t know what`s going on.

The one thing I like about this team is as great as it was, as fun as it was, there`s no real celebrating what happened today. It means we`re focused and moving on.

That`s just God saying, `You`d better stay humble; I`ll find you.

Fans have grown weary of the complacency that surrounded the Cubs. I know from my buddy back home. He`s 42 and he`s been a Cubs fan all his life. He feels like he`s going to have a coronary attack every time we lose. Cubs fans love this team. They`re not front-runners. And now that the White Sox have won the World Series, the quest to win a championship is on the tip of (Cubs fans`) brains.

I couldn`t believe it was going to be a close play, and all of sudden he (catcher Johnny Estrada) had the ball before I even started sliding. It was a great play on their part.

He was down here (in the clubhouse) in the third inning, getting ready for the game. He starts his routine a lot earlier than most guys I`ve ever seen. I walked in here to get warm for a split second in the third, and I saw him getting ready, so I thought maybe I need to get ready, too. That way, when I went in to hit, I didn`t feel rushed.

(On Friday,) Miguel Cabrera hit third and moved a runner over, and it produced a run. That`s what it`s all about. No matter where you hit, just try to play the game and be smart and do the little things when the time`s right. And when the time`s right, try to do the big things.

There`s 180 houses in our development, and it found ours.

What can I say? I go up to hit there and I still can`t believe that I`m in this situation. Bases loaded, Cubs-Cardinals, Wrigley Field. I can`t believe it.