A lot of people in baseball are trying to figure out how we can win. It's kind of tough. It drives people crazy. ... I don't know how we are still there. I think we should be in last place. |
A lot of these umpires, they think that fans come to the stadium to see them. It's not right. Right now it looks like they have full power in baseball. They can do whatever they want and they get away with it. |
Everyone knows how Frank is. He doesn't ask for much. |
Everything [has changed]. It has been a great year. A lot of times you really need that extra motivation to help your teammates. Lot of times, you see a lot of guys that don't really care, but what can you do? A lot of guys are tired. They probably want to go home. |
Fifteen hundred? ... I don't know how many fifteen hundreds I've given away. It would be much better just to be fined and not to get a suspension. |
Guys, you know the situation right there. Why rush and try to throw the guy out? Maybe it's raining, I throw the ball over the catcher or whatever. It's not necessary. |
Hanging slider right in the middle. What do you expect me to do in that situation? |
He asked me how I was feeling. I told him, 'Frank, I'm ready to play.'? |
He can say whatever he wants. We'll see what happens Wednesday. |
He told me that he's not an outfielder. |
He's a competitor. He is going to give you what he has. He's always going to battle. Trust me, he's going to step it up for his team. That's what he did when I was there in Oakland. |
He's a great kid. He reminds me of [ Vladimir Guerrero ]. I don't blame him for any of this stuff. We have to understand the circumstances. He was pretty much forced to go to left field. Everybody knows that. |
He's never been afraid to pitch inside, but I think enough is enough, and I've had enough. I've been hit so many times by him. We used to be friends, but our relationship, I think, is over. |
Hey, everybody knows how Frank is. He doesn't ask you for much. He wants us to play hard, run the bases hard. If you don't do that, you know you are going to have a problem with him. I'm going to support every decision Frank makes on field. If Soriano has a problem with it, he has to go to him. |
I don't know what to do. That's something I have to work on. We'll see when that time comes. It's going to be interesting to see. |