"You don't know me very well," Grandey joked afterward.

Carpenter joked afterward that the goal could have been disallowed because a man was in the crease.

"We only had four defenseman left, so I wanted to get the game over with," Poti joked afterward.

Four of the eight players yesterday were walk-ons, and they smiled broadly and joked afterward about how thrilling it had been.

"How about Michael Cage at 47 years old," Calipari joked afterward.

When someone joked afterward with Way that he looked like Sanders, the fullback laughed it off.

"It was confusing," Bonds said while joking with reporters afterward.

"We thought she was running for mayor of Miami down there," Clinton joked afterward.

Kovalev was joking afterward that maybe if he stops scoring, the Rangers will start winning.

"I live on the bay," Saberhagen joked afterward.