"Some players, that's part of their routine," Chrebet said of Johnson's comments.

"You can't beat us with your mouth," Jeter said of Chavez's comments after the game.

Therefore, he said of his comments Sunday, "our focus had been on the playoffs and the World Series."

Today, Harnisch said of his comments: "I said what all the veteran guys are saying.

"Venus was shocked when she heard it," Oracene said of her husband's comments.

"I think it's just factual," Valentine said of Pratt's comments.

"I guess I was a bit surprised," he said of W.'s comments.

"That's just someone talking," Kurt Thomas said of Oakley's comments.

"He was putting the best possible face on things," a senior American official said of Mr. Brown's comments.

"It irritates me," Cox said of Rocker's comments in the news media.