It's like a meeting place but, it's also like my workout. |
It's like sweet and sour, because we get pumped up, and then we get a little panicked, |
It's nice to finally come out and get into an organized routine. I always say the first day of spring training, you put your uniform on and you don't take it off until October. |
It's time to go to New York, so you turn the page. It's not about the past, it's about the present and the future. |
It's too bad. You hate to end up this way. Sometimes you get frustrated and in the heat of the moment you say some things sometimes you wish you didn't say. But he made a decision and said what he had to say. He has to live with it. |
Jeff Loria in Houston (two weeks ago) came up to me and said, 'Don't pay attention to what you heard on the news last night.' He said, 'You're not going anywhere.' That's what he told me to my face. So that's what I've got to go on. |
Let me put it this way. There are no tickets left. It's sold out. |
Non-professionally, Cuba is one of the best teams in the world. Everyone hears about what a great reputation the Cuban ball club has. A lot of people want to see Cuba measure up against a professional team so that's going to draw a lot of attention. In Puerto Rico everybody is looking forward to the game against Cuba. I think it's all about bragging rights. |
Not having the opportunity to play because I wasn't healthy, it's tough. It's fun to watch (the Classic) when the guys are winning, but it's tough not being able to participate. |
One thing I've learned about this game is that anything can happen. And you've got to play to win as many games as you can. We need to finish up strong and we want to play to the best of our abilities. If it's the wild-card, it's the wild-card. If it's the division, it's the division. |
One time, they didn't pay me. But for the most part, they have treated me well. |
Our defense and pitching carried us today. |
Perry is pretty knowledgeable and he knows what he's doing. He's seen me play enough. |
That's one thing about New York, and I love it. They're fanatics. They're passionate about everything they do. You've got to respect that; I tip my cap. When you're on the receiving end, it's not that much fun, so hopefully when I'm on the same side of the fence, it will be better. |
That's the way it should be. It's not just the present. It's the present and the future. |