32 Quotes by Jose Oquendo

I wanted to give him one at-bat, because a lot of people came out to see him. But then I planned to go to Eduardo Perez. It meant a lot to him. He'd had among the fewest at-bats on the team.

They know how to throw strikes. And I want them to throw strikes. That's what I've been emphasizing. And they did a great job getting ahead of the hitters.

They have a lot of good players that any team in the United States would be happy to add to their rosters.

This is what the event was made for. The fans are going to take it like a fight. For the players, it's all about bragging rights.

There's a lot of rivalry between islands. When we get together in the States, we all talk about bragging rights and we have fun with it. The fans are going to treat it like a fight.

It's a good opportunity for me. First of all I'll be managing superstars over there and there will be a lot of exposure.

They were pretty solid. The pitchers got their work in, and the guys did a good job behind them.

That's a strong position. If we miss one guy (such as Posada), we'll have somebody who can replace him.

I'm going to be careful with him. He's probably going to be in the lineup, unless he says otherwise. He's probably going to be a DH for us, unless he comes out and says he wants to play first base. I'll leave this up to him. He has experience enough that he knows how much he can play. I expect him to play.