He was strong. He was almost like the old Oliver.

236

It looks like we've got a great staff. Nothing against the old one, but these are some experienced guys, a manager and coaches that have been there in October. That makes a difference. You can see guys out there listening to every word they say.

223

I really hate that word, 'competition.' I don't see it that way. Me and Ryan, we can push each other. We can both get better. We're not hating each other or anything like that. Bottom line is we both want to get the best out of our pitching staff and help this team win more games. If we keep going like that all year, it's going to be good for everyone.

215

I was only going to catch one game [for Mexico]. I thought it would be better for me to work with the new coaching staff and manager here. It was a tough decision, but this is a big year for me and I want to do everything I can to be ready.

210

I kind of expected he was going to be a little bit behind. He only pitched one other inning in the tournament, against Canada. But the thing that really encouraged me the most was that he made the quality pitches when he needed to. He made quality pitches and got three quality innings.

171

These guys have been in the playoffs. They have been playing in October for a couple of years, and they know what they are doing. As players, we're just trying to follow them.

149

We can't worry about the standings or watching the scoreboard or any of that kind of stuff. We just need to work on getting better.

140

I knew it right away. I just didn't tell anyone other than my catcher, ... Just so he knows why my pitches are acting differently.

135

He'll be at least in the low 90s by the time the season starts. He has to catch up. His arm strength is not there yet.

85