I want [Martinez] to continue to throw inside. Trust me, I want to face him. Enough is enough. I've got hit so many times by him. We used to be friends. Our relationship is over. |
I was looking for a good pitch to hit. He just made some good pitches. You've got to tip your hat to him. He pitched a great game and they beat us again. |
I will face him again, and he will not be afraid to pitch inside. And I'm going to make sure I play every one of those games that he's on, too. |
I will take care of it. I want him to keep pitching inside. Now I want him more than ever. |
I'm a grown man, ... I take full responsibility for what I did. It was a ball. I don't like it. I let my anger come out. I did whatever I needed to do. If nobody likes it, they could come and talk to me and we can talk about it like a man. |
I'm getting there. As long as I see a lot of pitches, my timing is going to get there. I was happy to hit a [long] foul ball. That was the first one. OK, my power is probably still there, but I feel fine. Right now, I feel like I'm swinging at most balls, and my timing is not there. I just have to hit one and then hit one harder. |
I'm going to take it step-by-step. I'm not going to rush anything. This was a serious injury. It's going to take some time to heal and get the shoulder 100 percent. |
I'm not going to hurt any of my teammates and do something stupid. |
I'm pretty sure if we lost, the season was done. |
I'm the one that is going to make the decision on how I feel. |
I've battled so many injuries this year. Right now, you look at the situation -- where we are in the standings -- why keep risking my body? The best thing for me right now is rest. Let these other guys play. I don't think I have anything to prove to anyone. |
I've had so many problems with my arm. I have to really protect that whole arm because I don't want anything to go wrong early in the season. |
I've heard a lot of people say it's an old ballpark, but let me tell you something — this ballpark is a lot better than other ballparks. You go outside to the field and see the field, it looks tremendous. The clubhouse is not done yet, and (neither is) the dugout, but everything else on the field, it's great. I can't complain. This is a big-league ballpark. |
If I get hit again, it's going to get real ugly if he's pitching. |
If I play the last 10 days of spring, that's enough for me. I am in great shape. I am doing all the activities, throwing and all that stuff. If you can hit, you can hit. |