He was born to hit. Manny has like, what, (13) years in the big leagues doing the same thing over and over and over? There's no doubt about it. That guy's a hitter. |
He was good, like always. He was spotting the ball, throwing all kinds of different pitches. It wasn't his best day, but he was spotting the ball really good today. |
He will. He's not going to walk away from $20 million. |
He'll be fine. That's Manny being Manny. |
He's 24 years old. He's just a baby. You know this game. It's a learning process. |
He's not the same pitcher he was with the Yankees. I guarantee that, ... He's not just throwing the ball. He's spotting the ball, using all of his stuff. |
Hopefully it will get better before we start playing. |
I ain't going to beat everybody. If I'm a pitcher, I would take no chance with Manny [ Ramirez ]. Manny is a box full of surprises. He's very excited right now. He's very into it right now. The danger he is right now, I don't see myself pitching to Manny. |
I bet you they're very worried about us. |
I can't believe my boy [Arroyo] is gone. [But] I've never seen a guy hit a ball harder than that guy [Pena]. ... No, not even [me]. He's 24 years old, he's just a baby. You know this game, it's a learning process. |
I come to play everyday. |
I don't care if I die out there, ... Dude, I feel like this is the last ride. You can't be tired. You don't think about being tired. You think about going out there and whooping someone. |
I don't know what he's going to do with the Baseball Classic. I have no idea. |
I don't know. We will see what happens. I'm 30 years old. I have some years to go. |
I don't know. When you're representing your country, you want to do anything that it takes to win. I don't think it's any different. |