I asked him if I could use it, because San Diego was home base for me, too. We were teammates, and Trevor is such a great pitcher, so I asked him to use his song. I think it gave me his power.

I couldn't get a grip and hooked it a little too much.

In history, Cuba has always been a really strong team. I realize how strong the baseball system is in Cuba. Probably everybody knows about Cuba.

It's wonderful. That's the only thing I can say.

It's important to establish communication with my new teammates.

Doesn't matter. He will get better. He will finish the season at .300-something. Ichiro is a genius.

Striking out two hitters like that, and helping us win the game, brings a lot of confidence.

The whole team is going to Tokyo and I'm stuck flying an economy domestic flight. Seriously, I'm pretty sad.

This time, as a country, we couldn't lose it. The United States lost and we got a really good chance, so we had an unusual power inside us. That was a great game.

Manager Oh is the one who invited me to be on the team. So it means a lot to me personally to win for him tonight.