John Olerud

"In the playoffs last year, we'd get ahead of these guys, they'd come back and beat us. It was the same way tonight, but in the end we had something left. That's nice to see." -John Olerud

"Of course, you like to win the last game of a trip, but taking five of six on any trip is great. And to do it against the Yankees and the White Sox is something special." -John Olerud

"Our strength is pitching and defense. We're not always going to get great outings, but I like the chances we have with our pitchers.'' -John Olerud

"He often throws before I get to the bag at first, but his throws are so true, so easy to handle, it's no problem." -John Olerud, on third baseman David Bell's defense

"Franklin was the key tonight. If they get one more big inning, even a couple of more runs, they have a chance to put the game out of reach. He didn't let it happen. For a rookie, he's got a lot of poise. He doesn't have much major league experience, but every time he goes out there, he gives us great work. He's a real battler." -John Olerud, on teammate Ryan Franklin

"He's such an important presence and a great teammate. He's there when someone is down or not playing well or made a mistake. He's always encouraging, and that's not the easiest thing to do sometimes." -John Olerud on Jay

"I'll do the best I can. I just don't know how good that will be." -John Olerud on playing leftfield.

"Something has to go right for me to get a triple. The ball has to take a funny hop or something." -John Olerud

"I needed a home run in the last two at-bats tonight, we had a big lead so I could go for it. The triple is the hardest for me to get - somebody has to fall down or something for me to get a triple." -John Olerud