I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
That's what you work all season for, to get into the playoff games, and you don't want to blow it.
At the end of the day, I've played six years, haven't made the playoffs yet, that burns me and hurts my heart, so I really want to be playing.
When you make the playoffs, it's like you've done your job for the team. I've got that moment in my mind all the time, and I want to be there again.
It's the playoffs. You find a way to get through.
I want to win. I don't want to spend the rest of my career on a last-place team. That's not the kind of player I feel like I am.
The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.
I want to win games; I don't want to lose games.
That's everyone's motivation: to get to the playoffs and win the World Series.
You don't get a chance to go to the playoffs and World Series very often, but to be able to experience it with the people you love most in the world is really fun.
You just want the highs to start once the playoffs start.