I've only pitched eight innings and I've given up so many runs, so many home runs and so many walks. This is the first time in my career I've done this in two starts. |
If that's what it takes. |
In the first inning, all my pitches were right down the middle. I couldn't get the ball where I wanted. |
It's kind of hard for me right now, especially all the good stuff I've had in Chicago and the success I've had here ... but the Yankees are the Yankees, ... It's a big shock for me. Right now, it's sadness. But I'll look forward to excitement in New York. |
It's nice, but there's still a lot of game left. All I had on my mind was putting up zeros. |
It's up to everybody individually to take care of himself. We know we have a long season ... If you are playing in the Classic, you have to start thinking about it early. If you take care of yourself, you'll be fine. |
Losing last night, losing today makes it a little bit of a downer. |
Mexico is usually more about the World Cup of soccer, but people are interested in this because we have a good team. We have a lot of players who've had success in their careers. Looking at the brackets, I think we can qualify for the second round. |
My pitching wasn't always in the strike zone. I never thought that would happen. It's too bad it couldn't have been like in Phoenix. |
Not many players can say they hit a home run off Roger. I let (Valenzuela) keep the souvenir. |
That's going to be really outstanding. It should be a great experience. I know everyone here is looking forward to Tuesday. |
The television ads promoted the United States, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. They never mentioned Mexico. So we had to prove ourselves on the field. |
This game wasn't about me, it is about us — the entire team, the entire nation of Mexico. If we pitchers keep putting up zeros and we hit like we did tonight, I think we can win this tournament. |
This is great for Mexico. You see commercials on the TV for all the baseball powerhouse countries and they mention Cuba, the Dominican, Puerto Rico, Venezuela. They don't mention Mexico. Maybe now they will. |
We have four more days together as a team, ... and then I'll be sitting at home looking at the playoff games - and we should be there. |