AL DIVISION SERIES: TWINS v YANKEES

October 8, 2004

Javier Vazquez

JAVIER VASQUEZ: I'm very excited for the opportunity of pitching tomorrow, and it's an important game, and, you know, I don't think indoor or outdoors is going to affect me. I just want to do my job and hopefully I can contribute.

JAVIER VASQUEZ: I'm feeling good. I think right now, I have been feeling the best I felt all year, and there's nothing else I can say. I feel good physically, and mentally, I'm ready to go.

JAVIER VASQUEZ: Yeah, I think that's one of the main reasons, you know, we want to play baseball is because we want to be in this type of situation, and I've always gone home early, so I watch the playoffs at home, and I wanted an opportunity to pitch in the playoffs with the Yankees.

JAVIER VASQUEZ: You have to understand -- I have to understand that I didn't do the best job the second half. That's one point, I know that. You have to be able to -- you have to be your own critic, and I didn't do the best job. I knew -- I wanted to pitch in the playoffs, but I knew that I made the errors. I'm glad I'm getting this opportunity.

JAVIER VASQUEZ: I think right now, I'm feeling more comfortable with my mechanics than I was probably three weeks ago, and, you know, like I said, I forget about all that stuff, and that's in the past, and this is like a whole new season here. Hopefully I can have some good things in the playoffs and erase all the second half.

JAVIER VASQUEZ: They told me I probably was going to pitch Game 4 probably a couple days ago.

JAVIER VASQUEZ: I don't know about -- I know it's going to be an important game and hopefully we can get it passed this round and, you know, and there's going to be some more important games in the next round. Hopefully I can pitch in those and do the job I'm supposed to do.