Eduardo Perez Quotations

I was fortunate enough that he missed his spot on a fastball. I guess that?s what you?re supposed to do with it.

Many people here are from the Dominican. And they're great people, very hard-working. But they love their players, and they'll come and support them.

It's a reality check. These other countries took it seriously. You have to realize that other countries play the game and that anything can happen in a three-game series. It's do, or die.

Fun thing? Fun thing? This is a job. This isn't fun. This is a job. This is a passion.

He handled it very well. That tournament was probably better for him than being at Spring Training.

He missed his spot with a fastball, and I guess I did what you're supposed to do with those mistakes.

Suddenly, I see the wall falling past the window. I was afraid somebody would be walking on the sidewalk and get squashed. It was like an earthquake.

I was just fortunate enough that he missed a spot on his fastball. I guess that's what you're supposed to do with it.

That's the way it goes. You've got to have a short term memory in this game.

This program will bring major development to Mexico in the real estate field, as well as in the construction and financial areas, promoting growth on the city, state and federal levels by generating jobs, long-term foreign investment and federal tax revenues on the related services.

We're athletes. We're competitive, no matter where we are. It's always fun.

We go way back and it was an honor to be his last hitter. He?s a class act. The competitor, the cutter, the never-say-die attitude. That?s been Al Leiter.

These concessions should have been made years ago,

You have to have a short-term memory in this game. You have to stay on an even keel and stay within yourself.

I like hitting left-handed pitchers, I really do; that's my forte.

I heard a big thunder and saw debris. I came out and saw the whole mess right here.

The fun part today was that we were able to get hits back-to-back. That's bigger than hitting a solo shot here and there. It takes pressure off Paul. It takes pressure off everybody.

There was a lot of pressure on him, and he performed. He was loose.

It's an honor to be offered a contract by Cleveland, especially after the season they had last year. I'm happy to be considered a piece of the puzzle by them.

It was Doug Waechter's night. He went out there and he competed. He competed in front of his home crowd. ... He kept us in the ballgame, and that was the key.

It's a challenge to face tough pitchers like that, but that's why we're here.

If I have to hit a home run, I know I'm able to do it. But if I have to move a runner over, I can do that, too. Whatever the team needs, that's what I'll do.