We would go out to eat, and I would never pay. They would buy me clothes. They tried to show me the major league way. I try to do the same thing for young players.

There will come a time when my children will start growing up and they’ll need more attention, but they understand that this is what I like to do.

I just found out right now,

I think the whole world is surprised to see that the USA lost. I mean, everybody knew that they had a good team . . . I think the whole world wants to see the...

I have been with the Orioles for two years and things haven’t gone in the direction that we were expecting. So I think the best thing will be a change of scenery.

Everything is over. Everything is straight. What I think right now is to think forward and [see] what you can do better this year to be in a better position. [The trade request], that’s never...

He just said he brought up my name because he told them everything he was taking. I’m not mad at him because I didn’t do anything wrong.

Right now I’m in shock. I’ve never given anybody steroids before. I’ve been checked out three times already, and I’m clean. I’ve been clean all my life.

I think he has a lot of energy and a lot of talent. He struggled last year but I think he could come back and play two or three more years.

I don’t want to hang around doing nothing at home.

I’m working on conditioning my body and think I’ll be able to play in the final games of the regular season.

It’s already bigger (than the Caribbean World Series). It’s going to be for the fans. I think there’s going to be no traffic in the Dominican (today) because everybody’s going to watch this game.

It doesn’t bother me because I’m not guilty. I’ve done nothing wrong. I just gave him B-12, and B-12 is legal. You don’t get caught for B-12.

You don’t get caught for B-12.

He’s so good, he can beat you with any pitch. He didn’t play around with anybody today and had that killer instinct.

Now, I am more upset than when I requested the trade because it’s been a month and they haven’t done anything.

The Caribbean Series is just a prelude of what’s to come.

It was the same. In the Caribbean Series, you’ve got to play hard every inning and every out is important.

I couldn’t concentrate on the game. The only thing I could think about was what had happened to him. He’s the last guy you want to see that happen to. He’s worked so hard.

They’re supposed to do that. When you play for something, you got to take advantage of all the mistakes. That’s what they do right now.

Today is my lucky day. When you face Randy Johnson, you have to be ready. He’s so good. He can beat you with any pitch, like today.

I don’t want to say anything bad that can hurt my teammates, but look at Toronto, they have strengthened themselves and we haven’t done anything.

It’s unbelievable what he did. I don’t think I can do it. I mean, I’ve played in a lot of games, and I’m not even close.

It was just like the playoffs. Every at bat, every pitch means something. The whole tournament is going to be that way. There is going to be that kind of intensity because you’re playing to...

He and I were fine. I’m never going to have a problem with Sosa. As a Dominican, he’s a symbol of our baseball.

The ball took a weird hop, … I just went to the side and the ball went in the other direction. I don’t like to pull an excuse. What can I do? I’m not a...

He’s always been tough. He didn’t play around with nobody today. You (were) lucky to get a hit.

If the Orioles don’t do anything, I want them to trade me because I am tired of losing.

[Tejada said he talked less lately because of the losing.] I’ve been quiet the last couple of days so I could give the guys a rest, … I’ve been real loud throughout the season but...

We just do it for our country. Now we play for our country. We know there are a lot of people just watching the games and a lot of people believe in us. That’s why...

I just want to be in the lineup every day. I can forget what happened the day before. I love being at the ballpark and love playing the game. It’s not about a streak. It’s...

It was a weird hop. I went one side and the ball went in the other direction. I don’t like to make excuses. But what can I do? I’m not a superman.

When you face Randy Johnson, you always have a tough day. He can beat you with any pitch. He’s tough.

The key to playing the whole major league season and then playing winter baseball is working out hard and not being careless for a second.

For us, this means a lot. We are a baseball country. I think this tournament will show who we are, how good at baseball we really are.

I saw in his eyes that he’s really confident, … That’s what we need from him. He has the talent to win games, even when he is not feeling good. He’s got the talent to...

I don’t think about streaks. I mean, it’s great to be playing so many games when I play the way I play. I’m really proud. It’s not easy to do.

That was my bad. I didn’t think Byrnes was going to throw the ball to me. I thought he was going to throw home. I just threw the ball late.

I’m going to play. I don’t have anything broken back there. I’m going to be in the lineup. I hope the manager isn’t worried tomorrow, because I’m hoping I’m going to be able to play...

I think the best way to keep fit is playing ball. I don’t know how to do anything else and I don’t like anything else but baseball.

I know I’m clean. I’m not guilty. I use the same thing, and I’ve been checked for steroids three times.

It was really special for me because [on the night of Ripken’s 2,131st game], I was in my first year in the United States and I was just watching the television, … At the time,...

We keep getting better and better because we’re getting an opportunity to play this game, … Teams are signing a lot more of the good prospects because they’ve invested money in places like the Dominican.

I’m okay. I’m the same man. I didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t have nothing to worry about. The only thing I worry about is about the way we’re playing. We’re not winning. Something else...

I know that I can’t play defense and I’ve got to do something for the team, so I do it with my bat.

This is just a hint of what the games between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela will be during the World Baseball Classic.

I know I’m clean. I’m not guilty.

For me, I think God is the one that decides if I have to take a day off, … Right now, I feel fine and I’m going to keep playing every day.

his players have been out of reach for us.

He just told me that he felt pain and was tired, … He was telling me he wasn’t hitting very well. I told him that in the Dominican when we’re feeling like that we take...