I'm not anxious to see them play good. It will be interesting. They are fundamentally sound and know how to play the game. Non-professionally, Cuba is one of the best teams in the world.

I'm employee No. 21, ... I'm here to follow orders.

I'm not going to comment on what anybody else said.

The Mets have a policy that everybody should stand for 'God Bless America' and I will be there, ... I will not cause a distraction for the ball club. What I believe as a person will not be a distraction for the ball club.

There've been so many battles between the Puerto Rican nationals and Cuba in tournaments like the Pan American Games. Fans in Puerto Rico know a lot about Cuban baseball.

Things didn't work out in Florida. It's time to move on. Here I am. I landed in a good place with a great opportunity, so I think I got lucky that way.

It was kind of a bummer. It would have been nice to keep the line moving.

They came last week and once before that about three weeks ago. They came in cars and took a few people away.

It takes a man to stand up for what he believes, ... Especially in a society where everything is supposed to be politically correct.

It's time to go to New York, so you turn the page. It's not about the past, it's about the present and the future.