15 Quotes by Miguel Batista

I have enough time to get ready. It doesn't take me long to get ready.

When he chose to play for Team USA it was like a cloud of smoke went up.

I threw good my last outing. At least today we got to stretch it out to the amount of pitches we wanted. We got a lot of first-pitch outs, so that helped me go through more innings.

I think we're going to be a lot better than people think.

I think I need to be able to last a little longer out there. There were a couple of moments where I lost my rhythm and that's usually part of not being completely in game shape.

I was better than I thought I would be. I'm more happy about having my command than anything.

When you have a good defense, you have the luxury of pitching aggressively. It's bad when you have a team that doesn't catch the ball, then you have to pitch defensively, and that's the worst thing you can do as a pitcher -- avoid contact.

There's no excuses. We lost just like Team USA, like Canada.

This game proved to me we have to be more prepared the next time. We should have it in November. All we do is sit around all winter anyway, when other countries are playing.