16 Quotes by Placido Polanco

Of course I'm excited. It should have been like that every team I played on. It's good people expect a lot of things from me, and I'll be thinking of that.

Basically, we're playing to complete the schedule, ... We're not going to the playoffs. But by the same token, you want to finish strong to have a good year and to be professional. This is a game, this is your job, and you want to really play the game right. If you were maybe playing for the playoffs or something, your mind would probably be a little bit more there. That's just the way it is. But by the same token, there's no excuse. You have to come out here and play. You want to win every game.

They traded me because they thought it was better for the team. It was better for me because I got a chance to play every day in one position, and then they go and sign me for four years. What else can you want?

It's sad to be leaving good friends, but I'm happy because I'm going to play more. I just wanted to play. I wanted to stay here my whole life.

It was a great experience. Now, I show up here and look at all the runs we're scoring.

I'm sure the fans back home are pretty upset. I think the hopes were pretty high.

I knew I had a chance. That's why I threw it. I didn't know how accurate it was going to be.

I knew I was going to play. This game is already hard. You don't need other distractions like knowing whether you're going to play or not. Now I'm very, very comfortable.

If you focus on the statistics, that's the worst thing you can do in your life as a baseball player,