I hope he doesn't take it personally, because it's nothing against him. It's not his fault. It's the coach's fault because they never called me.
I know there's going to be a (bombshell) in Venezuela. 'Why isn't Melvin (going) to be in the Baseball Classic?' I have to explain to everybody: I'm not a center fielder anymore. I'm not an outfielder anymore. I'm a third baseman. I cannot go over there to look ridiculous in front of a million people to try to catch a fly ball and (have) the ball go over me.
I respect Edgardo. I (am not saying) that I don't respect Miguel Cabrera, but I respect Edgardo because he's played a long time more than me as a third baseman. He deserves to play that position before me.
I want to play with [shortstop Miguel] Tejada for the next four years, ... I'd like to stay in Baltimore, but I know this is a business, too. There are lots of teams that would be interested. But I'm going to give the first chance to Baltimore.
I was just waiting for that.
I was worried that he was going to leave. I wasn't worried about what he was thinking. He made his own decisions. That's his career. Would we miss him? Of course, but there's nothing we could do about it.
I'd just like to have a little bit of respect.
I'm trying to negotiate my contract. If I don't agree, I'm going to be a free agent as a third baseman, not as a center fielder. The Orioles are my family, and I need to prepare for the season.
I've got a lot of fans in my country. They are going to ask questions. I don't blame them. I want them to understand that I'm a third baseman.
It still doesn't stop my heart from hurting. I am behind Venezuela 100 percent. I love my country and want it to do well. Most people back there understand.
It will be done after that. I don't want to keep talking about my contract. I am just going to keep playing. That's all I can tell you. I have a lot of games to play and I don't want to worry about the other stuff.
It's a pretty nice feeling especially when everybody responds. I know Rodrigo needs some offense and we got it for him.
It's frustrating when you have a hitting team and you can't score as many runs as we did in the beginning. There's been a lot of changes, a lot of new guys [since last year]. Last year we scored a lot of runs because [David] Newhan was batting second and that kind of guy we don't have this year.
It's something difficult. I don't even know what to say. I think he's happy with the team but it's not easy to play for a losing team.
Oh my goodness. That's a big thing. It's a big loss for the team if Tejada leaves. I never would have expected him to make such comments.
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