They're fastball hitters and they're very aggressive. They jumped on the fastballs. |
They're men and they know what they have to do. You can't watch over these guys and try to control their social lives. Of course, when it comes to the clubhouse and the dugout, if you don't follow rules, you have to leave the team. |
This guy, ... he knows what to do. He's been around, so he knows how important he is to the teams he plays for. He's as important for the Yanks now as he was for us back in '95. |
This is the Venezuelan team I wanted to see. I want some more. We came through when we needed to. |
To end the way it [did], he blames himself. This is a team effort. Everybody's got a lot of expectations and he's supposed to better than everybody else. It's not going to work like that. You just have to come to the ballpark and do your job and do the best you can. |
Unfortunately for Carlos Hernandez and the Venezuelan team, he left a pitch there for a great hitter. That's why the great hitters always take advantage when a pitcher makes an error. |
Unfortunately, we didn't hit. We couldn't come through when we needed. |
We can't hit with men on base, which has been the case the whole tournament. Today wasn't any different. |
We didn't come through when we needed to. But the most important thing is we came out with a win. |
We have Carlos on the mound tomorrow and Freddy comes next, and we'll have to work hard to get to San Diego. |
We have nothing but sad faces in that clubhouse, guys with tears in their eyes. It's really sad to see such a talented team get eliminated. |
We wanted to take 15 pitchers. It was tough. |
We wanted to take 15 pitchers. It was tough. He wasn't the only one. Luis Rodriguez with Minnesota led the league in hitting in winter ball. But we wanted to keep 15 pitchers. I left a message to Alex and I talked to Luis. With Alex, it's his first year with Boston and I know that's important, too. We just didn't have any choice. |
We were coming from behind until Miguel hit the top of the fence. We thought it was a home run. But the umpires, you know, thought different. |
We've been quiet offensively and today we came through when we needed it. It's not a secret that our fine pitching has kept us afloat in this tournament. |