It was a rumor and I think it was untrue. I was in Venezuela resting. I heard things. I don't know where they came from. |
It was weird playing against my teammates, especially facing Myers. The Venezuelan people enjoy the games. That's the way they react, and that's how we play. |
It's a beautiful thing to experience. Venezuelan fans really inspire you. Usually when you play here, the crowd is a bit more sedate. |
It's a different attitude. Everybody's relaxed. Everybody's focused. No one is thinking about going home. |
It's hard sometimes to change peoples' minds. I play the game hard. I run to the wall. I play the game 100%. If they don't see that, what can I do? I do my job every year, so I don't have to worry about what they have to say. |
It's very tough to deal with. |
My shoulder bothers me, and my leg, |
Not playing would be worse. These games are very important for our team. It doesn't matter what condition, I'm going to do my best. At least my mind is healthy. |
That first week was tough for us. But now we've come back with a good feeling. Right now, it's good for us to be back home. |
That's my people. That's the way that our fans react. For us, that's normal. I know over here, it's not typical. |
The intensity of the players is different. The way we play shows everyone we've got the right team. |
These are the only games where you can say what you're going to throw. |
They want you to catch every single ball. It's a tough city sometimes. |
Things aren't going well right now. I'm in a very bad slump. |
This April I've made more contact. For some reason at times I've been more aggressive, swinging at some first pitches. |