I want to win, and my teammates, they play hard. We're trying our best. We're bunting the ball. We're moving guys over and we're getting good at-bats, and that's all you can ask for. I know my teammates are going to score some runs. |
I was very confident with my fastball. I felt if I walked him I'm out of the game. |
I was very impressed with him. If he ever gets the opportunity to play in the big leagues, I feel he would do a great job at that level. |
I was very impressed with the way they played, because they play as a team. They do the little things, and they tried to win. They tried everything for the team to win. |
If Mariano River would have been pitching, I think we would have been able to win. Mariano Rivera, obviously in a situation where we scored, we would have been able to shut them out for a couple of innings. |
If Mariano were here there's no doubt that we would have had a much better chance to win. But Mariano made a decision and he isn't here, and we were ready to do our best with the players we have. |
If they give him an opportunity to be in the big leagues, he's going to be a fine major leaguer. He's young. He's going to get better and, hopefully, he's going to have the opportunity. |
It helps that I know him. He doesn't want you to go out there and strike everybody out. He wants you to go deep in the game, pitch down and away and change speeds. That's basically my game. I'm not going to strike everybody out, but I can go seven, eight innings. |
It was very important for me to play in this tournament. I feel like I owe it to my country. I have been playing in the United States, and I have been doing good. But for me to represent my country and wear the Panamanian jersey makes my family and my friends back in Panama very proud. |
It's not a big holiday for Asians. |
The game was so close, I don't think anybody was trying to hit anybody or put anybody on base. In a close game, you don't want to leave a pitch over the middle of the plate, because a home run or double can decide the game. |
They do the small things that need to be done to win. |
This is one of the best games I've ever felt and pitched. I just felt like I was on. |
We haven't decided on the aircraft type or the amount. We're studying every aspect of the issue. |
We won, so obviously I feel very good. |