It's great to see. There's a lot of talent down there. |
It's no big deal. It's one loss. We had opportunities, we didn't take advantage. |
My last three at-bats, I didn't really feel good. I started getting some back spasms and it kind of affected my swing a little bit. It's no excuse. We had opportunities to take the lead. We didn't take advantage of it, and that's what happens. |
People put so much expectations for you before you even do it. I think it's not fair, ... When you hit 40, they want you to hit 50. When you hit 50, they want you to hit 60. |
Puerto Rico has a very good team. They have a lot of talent. If they play well they're going to win. They have the bats, so it's a question of how far their pitching can take them. |
Some people like to put up numbers. I play to win. I didn't know how many homers I had near the end of the season, but we played Washington and they always talk junk, so I started looking at the scoreboard and that got me going. |
That's probably true. They probably do. They're young and they hit a lot of home runs. And they all hit for high averages. And they have so many. We are just three. |
They're a real solid team now, Maybe I'm not lifting enough weights. |
They're the ones that see you go out there playing every day and helping your team win every day. I think the players that you play against know more than anybody. I have much respect for all those guys who vote for me. |
Things didn't go our way. [We made] a couple of mistakes, and not taking advantage when we had opportunities. Then they took over again. |
Today he came out and pitched like the John Thomson we knew last year. |
We didn't score any runs, but that's okay. I think this is the first time these guys have faced high-level pitchers. It's good for them to see and now they can make their adjustments. |
We got a strong outfield, |
We had the game won. It was a little frustrating, but at the end we came out on top, and that's what matters. |
We had the game won. It was a little frustrating. |