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2004 season November 23, 2004 AFL stars speak out! We caught up with four of the AFL's top performers on the day of the championship game to get their perspectives on the AFL season and that day's big game. ------------ Conor Jackson (Diamondbacks - OF)
"I came in with high expectations. I wanted to hit a little higher in batting average and get my on-base percentage up; I think I've done an okay job of doing that. "We'll see what it's all about right here --- getting that ring." ------------ Corey Myers (Diamondbacks - 3B/C)
"I think the transition to catching is probably going to prolong my career quite a bit. I'd love to be a Diamondback, but there's 29 other teams that have a chance." It's a fun situation because this (AFL championship) is the only time in baseball where it's one game, winner take all ... It's been a fun, fun league. It's kind of like an all-star game, except that you've gotten to play with these guys for a month." ------------ Wes Wilkerson (Royals - P)
"It showed I can pitch at the next level or just maybe get a better chance with some team out there. Hopefully, the Royals will give me a chance to help them in the big leagues." "I had a great time out here, and hopefully we'll come out here with a win."
Omar Quintanilla (Athletics - SS)
"This is the game right here. This is what we came out here for. We worked all this month and a half for this, so we're going to come out, play with all of our hearts, and try to win this thing." ------------ All photos on the Arizona Fall League Report are credited to Bill Mitchell, unless noted otherwise, and are not to be used for any other purpose without express permission.
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"It's a great learning
experience for all of us young players. You learn a lot from everybody
on your team, especially the guys on the borderline of going to the bigs
next year."
"For me, it was to come here
and hopefully show the Diamondbacks that I can help them win. The 40-man
rosters came out and I was unfortunately not put on it. It's just a waiting
game to see if I did enough here in the Fall League to impress another
team to pick me up."
"I feel real good about the
season, and really had no idea I was the league leader (in ERA) ... I
had a good season out here and played with a good group of guys ... I
have to give some credit for success to my defense. They made the
plays."
"I came here expecting the
best, and definitely that was it. There was a lot of talent here and a
lot of the best players, so I had fun. I'm just a little worn
out already."