19 Quotes by Odalis Perez

It's competition, real competition. You're playing for something. It wasn't like playing in spring training.

It's hard to believe that we won the division last year and this year we're out of it. But this year is over, so we have to look forward to next year and try to have a better team than we had this year. It's frustrating to know you have three games left and then you go home.

It's very sad to think last year you won the division, and this year you finish third or fourth.

Things happen. When you know your team is not doing good, most of the blame goes against your manager. I don't see nothing (bad) Jim Tracy did with the Dodgers. ... I don't see the reason why it happened.

It's no good. I started throwing, and when I go down, when I release the ball, it pinches me.

I'm playing long-toss and feeling better, ... Maybe in the next 10 days I can start throwing in the bullpen. It's not bothering me now, and I'm starting to throw harder.

I mixed my pitches and threw my fastball with more consistency. Everything is working.

I know in the Dominican right now, it's a funeral.

By far. Because even if we had great players in the past, they didn't communicate like these guys and talk to the young guys. This year is different. The guys play golf and dominoes and cards. Everything here feels better this year.