AL DIVISION SERIES: RED SOX v INDIANS

October 10, 1999

John Valentin

Q. You still on an even keel tonight?

JOHN VALENTIN: Well, tonight was a special night for the Red Sox. We came out swinging the bats pretty well today, and we knew we had to because Colon was, you know, he shut us down in Cleveland in Game 1, and we basically had to be ready for him. And, you know, it was a good night.

JOHN VALENTIN: Well, there's quite a bit of excitement in the clubhouse, but everybody's seemed to put everything in perspective. Tonight was a special night. A lot of guys played really well in a big game, and, you know, like Sandy said, it's going to be 0-0 tomorrow when we play, and we got to do it again.

JOHN VALENTIN: No, not really. I need some sleep. But today was very exciting. It was a great day for a lot of players. They basically, you know, hit balls all over the place, and tomorrow we face a tough pitcher in Nagy, and we're basically going to try to get some more hits.

JOHN VALENTIN: Well, these are big games, and, you know, doesn't really matter what type of weather it is. You got to show up. And basically, you know, I didn't get any hits the first couple games, they pitched me pretty well. And I was just trying to get a little bit more focused and try to contribute.

JOHN VALENTIN: Thank you.

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