AL DIVISION SERIES: RED SOX v WHITE SOX

October 7, 2005

Jon Garland

JON GARLAND: Regardless of what happens tonight, I'm gearing myself up to what I have to do tomorrow. Whatever happens after that, happens.

JON GARLAND: It's awesome, exciting. It's fun. To prepare myself to start, I watch the games before I get going and get on that mound.

JON GARLAND: I've taken the days off. I haven't done anything else, maybe throwing a little bit more in the outfield, but as far as being on the mound, haven't done anything special.

JON GARLAND: There's not much to it. If you don't take the same approach, bad things will come out. If you try to do too much, things never work out. I've watched players and starting pitchers get ready for the games. Nothing's changed. I'll go about it the same way.

JON GARLAND: I think every one in my career. Just having a chance to go out on a Big League field and start for a team, you've got to take pride in that. Hopefully this will go in the books as one of the top ones.

JON GARLAND: Pitching here is always tough, regardless of the Playoffs or not. We came here this year and saw the crowd, the crowd is getting a little rowdy, but it's fun, exciting at the same time to go up for that challenge and come up here and hopefully stop them.

JON GARLAND: Regardless of the five wins, I think our biggest thing was going to Cleveland relaxed and not having any pressure on us and going in there and being able to play the baseball we played all year long. Everybody was having fun and enjoying themselves. That's the way we were in the beginning of the year. I think it's carried over in the Playoffs.

JON GARLAND: Making bad pitches. When you're on the mound, that's what it comes down to, making quality pitches. If you make mistakes, the hitter will capitalize. Down the stretch, I don't know if I was getting tired or trying to do too much for my team, but I wasn't making the quality pitches I was early in the season and guys weren't missing.