To be honest, it seems like the decision to release me was taken way in advance. When they informed me about it, they told me a big man was what they were looking for. Had I known that before, I would have not come to training camp with the Magic. . . . I think they should have shown more respect to Felipe Lopez the person. I feel like I have been used.

It's an honor to join those guys, but I really haven't paid attention to the home runs because I just want to win. I always knew I could do it. I'm a smaller guy, but I have some power in my bat. I like it when people underestimate me. It's like a challenge.

Every year, you try to improve something. I've worked on everything. I'm not - I can't be - satisfied with what I did last year. I've got to improve.

I think I was never given a fair shot.

They say every village in Oaxaca, like Chiapas, has a basketball court. Sometimes there's not much else there.

I overthrew it, ... I didn't have a good grip on the ball.

I won't win it, ... I did have fun with some Pittsburgh fans on Sunday. They were yelling at me, 'How come you wait until you come to Pittsburgh to get hot?' I told them, 'Because I have a lot of relatives and friends here. And by the way, Go Steelers.'