NL DIVISION SERIES: PADRES v CARDINALS

October 7, 2005

Woody Williams

WOODY WILLIAMS: I'm definitely looking forward to it. It's just a shame we're against the wall as much as we are. But my job is to go out there and help us continue the season, and that's what hopefully I'll be able to do out there.

WOODY WILLIAMS: Just his resiliency. He's been through some injuries and some tough times as far as health-wise. He's never given up and he's always come back stronger. When he's going out there, you definitely know what you're up against and what he's going to give you every time he goes out there.

WOODY WILLIAMS: That's a good question. I think for the most part the guys that do have some experience handle it very well. But I know when the chips are down and your back's against the wall, things may change a little bit. Might get a little bit uptight. Tomorrow we have really nothing to lose and everything to gain by going out there and playing a nice, solid ballgame.

WOODY WILLIAMS: I don't think so. It works good for us here. I mean, it's late for people in the Midwest and people out East, but here it's 8:00 our time. I think everyone knows everything revolves around a couple of the teams as far as the networks and the prime time TV. That's the way it is. You just have to deal with it.

WOODY WILLIAMS: I think, you know, pretty much that kind of stuff has been relayed. We've all talked about it. It's not just me. There has been times when teams have come back from the situation we're in. We are in a hole, but the hole's not closed up yet. We still have some life. We just got to go out there and win tomorrow and see what happens after that, where that takes us.

WOODY WILLIAMS: Pitching against an offense like the Cardinals never makes it easy to pitch at all. I am familiar with their hitters; they are familiar with me. It's about me executing my pitches tomorrow and making sure I do what I want to do and not let them dictate what happens, but for me to take control of the game.

WOODY WILLIAMS: I don't believe so. Not in the situation now. It may have been if it was Game 1 or Game 2, able to pitch in St. Louis. But pitching here, have the home fans behind me, familiar area, a nice stadium, I think it's going to be juiced up and the fans are going to be great here. I just think things should work in our favor as far as the home field advantage tomorrow.

WOODY WILLIAMS: Obviously, we had a great run last year and fell short in the World Series. We ran up against a hot team. The three starts I had before we got to the World Series I believe were pretty good. I was able to keep the team in the ballgame all three of those starts. That's what I strive to do every time I go out there. Tomorrow's no different.

It was a lot of fun, a lot of memories that can always be held on to. Hopefully tomorrow night I'll just have another one of those times.

WOODY WILLIAMS: You can't blame not pitching well on weather or where you're at. Bottom line is you have to do your job no matter what the situation, and I wasn't able to get that done.