68 Quotes by Manny Acta

I don't know Soriano as an outfielder. He is here to play second base.

I believe this is the biggest recognition I'm going to get for the rest of my life in my country. Coming from a country with so many good players and so many coaches and being chosen to do this, nothing will match this.

I believe that part of what the World Classic did was remind people that baseball talent comes from all over the world. There are a lot of people playing this game.

I have a gut feeling he's going to pitch.

I don't want the word patriotism being brought up over here because of these guys being professional and (some) other teams are not. Because when you have $100 million in the bank and a contract and you leave everything and take a chance and come over here and play for your country, if that isn't patriotism, I don't know what it is.

He's become the face of a big part of the United States, a big part of the New England fan base and he deserves it. He's a pro on and off the field, a very likeable guy, and he's true. He's legit. He's not faking anything for a long time now, and he deserves everything he's got right now.

He'll probably pitch as much as he would if he was in Spring Training.

We're pretty excited. He's a guy that is really hurting right now because he's not here.

We lost our bona fide closer and our No. 1 guy.