It's competition, real competition. You're playing for something. It wasn't like playing in spring training.
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By far. Because even if we had great players in the past, they didn't communicate like these guys and talk to the young guys. This year is different. The guys play golf and dominoes and cards. Everything here feels better this year.Odalis Perez
Those young players act like they've been in the big leagues for a long time, ... They play like they belong here.
Odalis Perez
Things happen. When you know your team is not doing good, most of the blame goes against your manager. I don't see nothing (bad) Jim Tracy did with the Dodgers. ... I don't see the reason why it happened.
Odalis Perez
It's no good. I started throwing, and when I go down, when I release the ball, it pinches me.
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Any pitcher would love to have our offense. Last time, I couldn't hold a five-run lead. So I said to myself, 'This time, that's not going to happen,' or I would be embarrassed to not take advantage of those runs.
Odalis Perez
We're in a different dugout now. They were good for us. We spent so much time together, but now we're enemies. If you have to beat them, you beat them. Business is business. If my dad was coaching on the other side, I still want to beat him.
Odalis Perez
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