I hit it on the good part of the bat, but I was out in front. I'll take it. |
I never had the opportunity to be in a playoff or in a playoff race, ... Hopefully I will do some damage, and win a championship here. |
I said when I met with the ownership that I'm employee No. 21, ... I'm not going to put myself in front of the team. I'm here to follow orders, and that's the way it goes. |
I take a lot of pride in getting big hits and driving in big runs. |
I think it's going to be a better lineup. You added (three) guys to the lineup with guys who are going to be better. |
I think its going to be exciting. It?s an awesome city. But I?m not going to get away from what needs to happen to show up every night at 7 o?clock to play ball. Whenever I have time, I will enjoy New York the best I can. But the most important thing is to be ready to play ball. |
I think the approach we should take is every day is a grind. Every day is the most important game you're going to play. I'm not one to pay attention to the standings. If you start looking at the standings and it's May 1, I think you're distracting yourself and losing your focus. |
I think the most important thing about integrity is to realize what your priorities are, ... I'm a baseball player, I'm not a political activist. |
I think the unique thing about this type of event is that you have players playing against other players you never play against. Especially in Puerto Rico, we're excited about having a game against Cuba. |
I think there's going to be a lot of emotions, having the opportunity to represent your country in front of the home crowd. I'm proud of being Puerto Rican. Obviously, we think this is a big deal. |
I was able to play. I just want to be smart this time of year. As much as I'd like to play in the Classic and represent my country, if I'm not 100 percent, I'm not good enough to play, I won't. |
I was just trying to make contact. We had the tying run on third base, but I was just trying to make contact. |
I wasn't throwing a tantrum out there. I wasn't doing anything stupid to get attention. It actually went on for four months before anyone noticed. |
I welcome the move. The Mets have good ball players, good young players, |
I will not put myself (ahead) of the team, |