Compiled by Ray Glier
Washingtonpost.com Correspondent
Web Posted: Sunday, October 24, 1999; 1:30 a.m. EDT

Orlando Hernandez, Yankees pitcher
Q: What worked so well for you tonight?
A: I felt all my pitches were working well, but especially my control. I was able to work all my balls in the proper location. That's basically what was working best.

Q: After Chipper Jones hit the home run, how did you recover?
A: I have to realize that's part of the game. And even though at that time it was only one run, I had enough respect and confidence in my team that I knew if I kept it close and kept us in the game, we would eventually win. With no disrespect to Greg Maddux, I just felt that one run wasn't going to win the game.

Paul O'Neill, Yankees rightfielder
Q: What about the at bat with John Rocker, your RBI single in the eighth inning?
A: We didn't have too many opportunities obviously. I feel like the big run to score is the one that ties it. Jeter came through and got a big run there. With the bases loaded, the pitcher gets behind, obviously you know you're in a good position to hit. But you know left-handers aren't going to make their living off Rocker, no doubt about it. He throws too hard and throws too well. We got a break. I put the ball in play and found a hole. That's the way I look at it.

Q: Why was Maddux so tough?
A: Obviously his control is the one thing. For some reason, he gets you guessing with him. And, as a hitter, you don't want to do that. You want to look for the ball, but you start leaning in or looking away. He had a really good changeup he threw to me tonight. That's what gave me the most problems.

Derek Jeter, Yankees shortstop
Q: You guys came back again. What about these comebacks?
A: We approach every game like it's the seventh game of the World Series. Brosius led off with the single (in the 8th) and that was big, that got us going. We don't want to have to keep doing this, keep coming back. We'd like to be able to give our pitcher some runs.

Bobby Cox, Braves manager
Q: Talk about Maddux performance?
A: He pitched great. Brosius got three ground balls through our infield tonight, then we messed up the bunt (in the 8th) . You know we thought we had Strawberry (struck out) and we ended up giving up some runs that inning. He (Maddux) gave up one ball, a good hit. I thought he was as good tonight as he's ever been. He had plenty of room to go nine innings.

Q: When you get inconsistent umpiring is there anything you can do about it?
A: You know I made up my mind I'm not going to talk about the umpires in this series. But, you know, close, close pitches will determine the game. One way or the other. We felt Chipper was safe at second (on a steal attempt). I don't know if he was or not, but he looked safe. It's 1-0 at the time. If we get a base hit, that's 2-0. Huge difference.

Greg Maddux, Braves pitcher
Q: How did you think you pitched?
A: Good enough to lose. We lost. It doesn't matter if I pitched good or I pitched bad. The bottom line is we lost the game.

Eddie Perez, Braves catcher
Q: Could Maddux have finished the game?
A: He pitched a very good game. They got some cheap hits in the 8th, didn't hit it very hard at all. I thought he would have gone all the way.

Bret Boone, Braves second baseman
Q: What did you think of El Duque?
A: He pitched good obviously. He throws a lot of arms and legs at you. He kept his fastball down and when he threw it up it was way up. We're not use to seeing a guy that hides the ball as well as he does.