Those young players act like they've been in the big leagues for a long time, ... They play like they belong here.

Strike one, strike two. Good location - hitting spots. If you throw strikes, guys have to swing. That's what happened.

For us, it's big. Because it's like the World Cup. It's like a Super Bowl. It's crazy.

Playing the way we were playing, I didn't have the desire to come to the ballpark. This year, from what I see from the beginning of spring training, the chemistry is different.

[The Dodgers are not out of this thing by any measure. This was only Game 1, after all, in this best-of-five NLDS. After a day off, the teams play again Thursday night at Busch Stadium before heading to L.A. for Game 3 on Saturday.] We lost the game, ... We haven't lost the series.

It's very sad to think last year you won the division, and this year you finish third or fourth.