19 Quotes by Odalis Perez

We're in a different dugout now. They were good for us. We spent so much time together, but now we're enemies. If you have to beat them, you beat them. Business is business. If my dad was coaching on the other side, I still want to beat him.

For us, it's big. Because it's like the World Cup. It's like a Super Bowl. It's crazy.

Jackie Robinson has been great for baseball. He showed that if you're good enough to make it pro, you're going to play. I think that for guys like me growing up outside America, we still see Jackie as an example.

It has been a frustrating season for everyone, ... It is hard to believe that we are out of it this year (after winning the division) last year.

Playing the way we were playing, I didn't have the desire to come to the ballpark. This year, from what I see from the beginning of spring training, the chemistry is different.

Those young players act like they've been in the big leagues for a long time, ... They play like they belong here.

Strike one, strike two. Good location - hitting spots. If you throw strikes, guys have to swing. That's what happened.

Any pitcher would love to have our offense. Last time, I couldn't hold a five-run lead. So I said to myself, 'This time, that's not going to happen,' or I would be embarrassed to not take advantage of those runs.

They got a good team, ... I don't really know what happened.