It just feels great to come out to the ballpark and have every game mean something. |
It was a very difficult year. Last year is in the past. This year, I'm looking forward to a new season and showing the fans and everyone what I'm capable of doing. |
It was going to happen sooner or later. We take the field every single day thinking we're going to be able to win, but we're not going to win them all. |
It wasn't the year that I was expecting, but I do believe that next year will be different. |
It will turn around sooner or later. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how hard you hit the ball. You need to get results. At the same time, I know I've been hitting balls hard right at people. I'm just going to continue to do my thing. As long as we continue to win, I just know my time will come. |
It's about winning. If I do that and we win, then I will continue to do that. If I do that and we don't win, then I'll change. What I did today, if it would have been the season, I would have done the same thing. I wouldn't change anything. |
It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto Rican fans. With all the big-time players in the World Classic, it's going to be huge. |
It's going to build confidence in everyone here. I'm telling you: We feel relief. |
It's good to be back. I've been a little sore, but I was fine. |
It's great to be a part of this. It's such a unique opportunity to be on the same team with players who I have so much admiration for. |
It's part of playing in New York. Sometimes as a player, you expect that from the other team, but from your own fans, it's sometimes hard to take. But what you gonna do about it? |
It's the same thing I felt in New York. I decided to tell Willie I wasn't going to be able to make it. It's tough. I felt good at the plate, but I want to be 100 percent. |
Just being able to start the way we started this year, it developed confidence. We're confident about the team and the lineup and the bullpen. |
Last year I didn't have fun a lot. This year I'm really having fun. |
Last year, he really came through in clutch situations. He?s a real good hitter for being so young. He?s patient, he works hard, and he?s having a good year. One of the reasons we are where we are is because he?s been driving in a lot of runs. |