NL DIVISION SERIES: MARLINS v GIANTS

September 30, 2003

Brad Penny

BRAD PENNY: It's an exciting moment for us. It's a great lineup. You can't let Barry Bonds beat you. They got a few hitters around. Edgardo Alfonso is a great hitter. He didn't have the year that everybody expected him to, but still a very dangerous hitter. You got to make your pitches and concentrate.

BRAD PENNY: I think you got to stay the same. You know their strengths and their weaknesses. I've got to stay with my strengths. I think I'll just face them the way I did. You know, I just won't let Barry beat me.

BRAD PENNY: Depends on the situation. You know, big lead, you got to face him. But if it's a close game, you nibble, and if you walk him, you walk him, you don't care.

BRAD PENNY: Yeah, I got past that already. I've already tried it; it didn't work. So I'd like to let him beat me the other way if he's going to beat me from now on.

BRAD PENNY: I think the important games that we had, you know, coming down the stretch with Philly helped me out a lot. Adrenaline takes over. You don't feel anything, the little aches you have usually during the season. I mean, the pitcher I've become, I can throw strikes now, I've been throwing over the heart of the plate - not the heart of the plate, but the corner. And I've located my breaking ball. I think if I can do that, I'll be all right.

BRAD PENNY: It's a nice stadium. I consider it a pitcher's park. It's a big park. Dimensions are deep. They're fine. I mean, as long as you don't have to face Barry, it would be a lot better.