[Chen allowed two hits in eight innings and Chris Ray pitched a perfect ninth Wednesday night in the Orioles' 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.] I did want to go out there for the ninth inning, ... I had good stuff and I felt like I could have done it, but I'm just glad I helped this team win. We really needed a win. |
A lot of our guys are going over there to play. It can disrupt the harmony of the team. Some of them play for Venezuela, Dominican. They are expected to go far. We are going to miss some of those guys. That's the thing that most worries me right now. |
Actually, I felt like if they didn't have him, we would have won that game because . . . it seemed like every time he came up to the plate, he was part of the rally. |
Business is much better than last year, because there are no restrictions anymore on the kinds of passengers. All flights are full in economy, and there are only some seats left in first class. |
He's young, he's going to get better, and hopefully he's going to have the opportunity. I was very impressed with him. |
Hopefully, it won't be that much of an impact, but for the team chemistry, it could hurt a little bit, especially early in the season. |
I did want to go out there for the ninth inning. I had good stuff and I felt like I could have done it, but I'm just glad I helped this team win. We really needed a win. |
I felt like I made one mistake and paid for it. |
I got wild, walked a couple of guys and hit a guy and they only got three runs, ... When we scored five runs in the second inning, that really helped me. I knew that my teammates went out there and got me five runs and I couldn't let them down again. |
I know he's a little frustrated, but I can't imagine starting the season without Miguel Tejada. He's going to be very hard to replace. He's a team leader, a good player. I'm pretty sure he's going to be back. Once spring training starts, I'm sure he'll be OK. |
I left a couple of fastballs up and I didn't make good pitches in the right situations. ... I'm glad it happened now, rather than late in the spring or in the (regular) season. |
I loved it, I really did. It was an opportunity to go back and represent my country. People in Panama are very excited about it and think we have a very good team -- some think we're going to win it all. It's going to be tough, but anything is possible in baseball. We could have a good team or be hot and things can happen. |
I made a lot of stops, but I always think positive. That's what kept me going. It just feels great that I can come here and help. It was hard for me before, but I always thought I was going to be find a place and help that team win. |
I think if they play more at this level, they're going to get better. |
I thought I had good command of all my pitches. I thought I changed speeds really well, and [catcher Javy Lopez] called a good game. |