Interleague Play Quotes

Baseball has changed dramatically since I began my tenure with the Yankees.

The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.

When I was playing, there were only eight teams in each league, and you didn't have any playoffs.

If you look at it long-term, I think eventually there will be a DH in the National League.

As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated them.

Look, do I like the Mets and the Yankees? Absolutely.

I've enjoyed my time in the American League, the fans of Southern California and other friendships.

I know my Dad's a National League guy. I'm an American League guy. I tell him all the time we got better hitters. He's like well we got better pitchers. I'm like cause you all got those easy outs at the end.

I've always enjoyed interleague play. It gives you a chance to see different clubs, to go to different places. It gives you a good chance to see where you are, where you stand with other teams.

I became a Yankees fan for a few years. But now, I gotta say, I'm really rooting for the Red Sox.

My favorite event each year is the Yankees-Red Sox series. Love seeing passions run hot among the fans, especially when both teams are in the running for the playoffs.

I like that the pitcher hits. I think that my feeling is that everybody should play a position. In order to hit, you have to play a position. That's just my view of it. I feel that's more baseball, and the games are managed different. I enjoy the National League, how it's played.

You used to be able to identify Sox fans in Yankee Stadium. They sat, slump-shouldered, with the same panicked expectation nervous motorists have looking in the rearview mirror at the 16-wheeler behind them on Interstate 95 near New Haven.

If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH in the National League.