Last year, I didn't really have fun. I didn't really have a friend. That was difficult. This year, I feel more relaxed, more comfortable. I have Carlos and I have Julio Franco. |
Lieber pitched a great game. |
Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's . |
Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's. |
Maybe last year was the year of injuries and things. Maybe from now on, nothing will happen. That's the way I look at it. When negative things happen, you can't look at the negative. You've got to look at the positive. Last year was a difficult year, but this year I feel is going to be a better year. |
Mike came out of it with the worst part. He knows we're praying for him. He'll be fine. It's part of the game. |
My shoulder feels sore, but I'll be fine. |
Put it this way: I'm a friend not only when you're doing well, I'm a friend when you're not doing so well. |
Right now I feel if I try to play it's going to get worse. |
Since spring training I feel better. I feel happy to be here and relaxed. |
that it is better to heal completely. I [played hurt] because I wanted to help the team and at the same time, maybe I hurt the team a little bit. |
That was something that I probably did wrong last year. I should have let the injury heal completely 100 percent. I just wanted to be there, and instead of helping the team, I was hurting the team. You learn from that. |
That's in the past. I can't think about what happened in 2004. |
That's the way it always is in Latin America. They have great fun with it, and they make it fun for us. |
There's a period of adjustment he's going through. I know he's not satisfied with his performance. He knows he can do better, and he knows he will do better. |