NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: BRAVES v DIAMONDBACKS

October 21, 2001

Erubiel Durazo

ERUBIEL DURAZO: Well, I was riding the bike getting ready. You never know being a pinch-hitter. I was riding the bike. He said, "You got to get in the game." I was getting ready, stretching to hit. That's what I do.

ERUBIEL DURAZO: Well, I was watching the game, all the game, on TV and live. So I was looking for something outside because they've been pitching to a lot of lefties outside. I was looking for a pitch I can drive to the opposite field. That was the pitch I was looking for.

ERUBIEL DURAZO: Yeah. I think so. I got a lot of frustration during the year. I didn't play for a long time. I had concussion. I think this thing is paying for the whole year. It made me so happy and my family, too.

ERUBIEL DURAZO: Yeah, I think so. I was great in the season. I got hit in the head. I couldn't even see it. I was dizzy like for two weeks. It happened to me. I think that made me strong in the season.

ERUBIEL DURAZO: Well, I was talking to hitting coach Murph (Dwayne Murphy). He told me, and I watch the game too. He been throwing a lot of pitches outside. It's like Maddux, pitch a lot outside. So you got to be looking for a pitch outside. That's what I did.