We've got a lot of pressure going. This is for my Latin counterpart.

This is what you work for, putting all the other crap that you hear aside. Just being able to participate in a World Series is pretty much everything. But you do want to win!

The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing.

We spent a lot of money on some players.

I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head.

I had an opportunity with Baltimore to make it to the World Series, and that didn't happen.

I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is.