NL DIVISION SERIES: GIANTS v BRAVES

October 7, 2002

Robb Nen

Russ Ortiz

Tim Worrell

TIM WORRELL: The whole year we battled. We haven't made it easy on ourselves, because we'd come in in the fifth game and didn't make it easy on ourselves. These guys battled all year from the ownership, to management, to the players, we all had positive thoughts. We went out there and played hard. And Russ went out and gave us a great game tonight. The hitters gave us a couple of runs and we just went from there.

ROBB NEN: I just tried to go out-to-out. It was whether that run scored, it didn't matter. Try to get a ground ball, double play or try to get a punch out or anything I could to get the out and kind of go from there. When your back is up against the wall, you've got to go out and think positive and really relax and try to make pitches. That's kind of what I did.

ROBB NEN: It wasn't my problems with them. I know that. I went out there with a positive thought and went out there just to try to make my pitches. I got behind Furcal a little bit and he got good wood on it. I thought JK made a great play. We almost had him. I got ahead of Franco and he made a good swing on the pitch. When Shef came up, I just wanted to go out with everything I had and not be tentative.

TIM WORRELL: A lot. This is what we play for. Coming up on almost ten years. The second time I've been to the play-offs and to get to the next round -- I think the last time we went three and out against the Cardinals in '96. So to have a chance to continue on, it's awesome. Playing in October, nothing seems to hurt. You're always ready to go. It's exciting.

RUSS ORTIZ: We know they're a good ball club. They have a lot of guys in the lineup that can hit with power. They've got one of those better leadoff hitters. They've got some great arms. They've been throwing the ball real well at the end of the season when they need them to. They're a good ball club. We're starting off there, and it's going to be an exciting time.

RUSS ORTIZ: I don't think we honestly really care. We're taking care of each game during this series. Whoever we needed to play, we'll be ready.

RUSS ORTIZ: It was great to see. Everybody talks about him. He came up big and at the right time. But I think everybody around us, the whole team did it. Barry was the one guy that got a huge home run. That pretty much sealed the deal.

TIM WORRELL: Definitely. I was sitting upstairs getting ready to go out. They showed it from the side. It looked like a line drive. Off his bat -- they showed it from their dugout. It looked like a line drive that someone would catch out in the gap, and it just continued on. He's got some power.

ROBB NEN: I think we'll have a night and have a good plane ride going to St. Louis and tomorrow wake up and get focused on the next series. Get mentally and physically ready for the Cardinals.