I wasn't playing mind games with anybody, I just said what I said. I am responsible for it, but I wish everybody would fall asleep for that one and let me go out there and do my thing.

I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it is something that the Dominican people expected.

All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.

Georgie Porgie, he might buy the whole league, but he doesn't have enough money to buy fear to put in my heart.

Some other things I don't miss: the media and the pressure of just being asked to do, and being asked questions every day.

I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph.

Some of the things I've done are really special.