AL DIVISION SERIES: MARINERS v WHITE SOX

October 4, 2000

Mike Sirotka

MIKE SIROTKA: My arm was decent, not 100 percent. But my body was telling me not to really cut it loose all the way. But from a velocity standpoint, that's not a big issue. Our big deal was how I pitch. I pitch more with movement, location. I pitched 83 to 85 instead of 88 to 90. I still got my share of ground balls, made some pitches in tough situations. I was not overly pleased, but not disappointed.

MIKE SIROTKA: No, it was a terrible pitch. It was a hanging curveball right over the plate.

MIKE SIROTKA: I have tremendous confidence in our club. We've had our backs against the wall pretty much all season. Nobody believed in us except ourselves, and I think we'll see some tremendous effort. Our team has a lot of heart, a lot of guts, a lot of guys with tremendous wills to win. If there's a team that can come back from this, it's our team. We have a lot of belief in each other, and that's what it's going to take.

MIKE SIROTKA: Obviously, in a perfect world you have your best three starters healthy. Jim and I have done a decent job of giving us a chance to win. Cal went through a lot to try and get back. Unfortunately, he was not able to be with us. James Baldwin has as big a heart as anybody and will give us everything he's got tomorrow -- or in two days. But at the same time, you have to overcome everything you're dealt with. This is a team that's certainly capable of overcoming this.