15 Quotes by Carlos Guillen

We have pretty good players, All-Stars. We need to stay together. This game is not easy. A lot of teams have been through this, good teams -- the Yankees early in the season. But they find a way to get better, to turn everything the other way. With that kind of team, the big thing is concentration.

Right now I don't see this team a lot like it used to be early in the season,

He was working hard yesterday, getting confidence. He got good results.

This was one of the best games we've had pitched against us.

I was trying to help my team. It's a tough situation for me, bases loaded, one out, try to put the ball in play, but I don't want to make excuses. He struck me out.

It feels better. What I want to do is come back before the end of the season and at least give it a test in games.

Why wouldn't anyone want to represent their country? It's a great honor. There is so much excitement back home about (the tournament). There's a lot of pride because everyone wants us to do well.

I truly believe that winning the Caribbean title has a great effect on the World Classic because it will make us the favorites. If we also win the Classic there will be no doubt of who is the best team in the world.

For example, when I was in Seattle, I feel different. My teammates, I put my mind back there, the clubhouse was different, in the plane, everything was different. We need to find that feeling. When you come here to the clubhouse and get that feeling. We understand we've been losing. When you're not hitting, you're struggling and trying to get out of the slump. Good players, they do it quick. That's the way you're going to get better. That's what we need here.