Manny Acta Quotes (47 Quotes)


    It was an awesome experience. I would go again tomorrow.

    If you're going to get hurt, you're going to get hurt, whether you're in spring training or the World Baseball Classic. But I want everybody to understand, we're not going out there only trying to win and forgetting about our players. We have a responsibility to the organizations that are allowing the players to play, and we're also going to try to get them ready for the regular season.

    We had a window up until yesterday and it's just been shut. We support his decision, stand behind him - family comes first. And we're going to have to move on with what we have.

    There is a window in that we'll have big 27 show up for the next round. It's not etched in stone yet, but it's almost money in the bank and we're pretty excited about it.

    I think it really helped to understand him that he went to a bigger market team.


    It took me by surprise that a team with such tradition as the Dodgers would consider me. I'm going with an open mind as if the job was mine. The Dodgers are equal to baseball, so I feel proud to be considered to be their manager.

    Back at home, everybody always thought that David was going to be big time. When he was in Minnesota, a lot of people thought that he was going to be a productive hitter there. But he's moved on to a bigger market and he's done what he's done, and he deserves everything that he's getting.

    The crowd did help us. We have a big Dominican community here. But I think the game was so good, the players weren't even paying attention to the fans. They were focused on the game.

    We felt relieved. These guys are professional. They've been playing in the big leagues for years and they're used to ups and downs.

    I looked at the scoreboard at the end of the game. We weren't going to win, 1-0. They flat-out outplayed us, and you have to give all the credit to Vazquez for holding down this offense.

    If you're looking for the best players at this time, you can be sure to find them on the Dominican team.

    I think our pitching was great. Actually things kind of flip-flopped a little bit. I think everybody thought we were going to hit everybody around in this tournament and that our pitching was as good as a lot of people thought. Our pitching did a very good job, and we just fell short. It wasn't lack of pitching at all.

    It's a shame, but Pedro won't pitch in the Classic. I met with Pedro to talk about this he did everything he could, and he was ready to join the team later in the competition, but his injury delayed his preparations.

    We are giving Guerrero time, and we respect his decision. We will stand behind him. If he does not feel good mentally to play, we will go forward.

    The Expos have always been a perfect fit for him. In Montreal he can walk down a street or take a subway and no one will bother him, and he likes that. But who knows about next year Everyone is too focused on what's going on with the rest of this season to think about what's going to happen after it.

    This will be a game watched by every Dominican soul, the 8 million we have on the island and all the others spread around the world.

    Just because he's tied for the league lead, that doesn't mean you can't run on him. So what are you going to do He made a good throw. You gave to give credit to him.

    It's a short tournament and we have to stay humble about it. It's baseball and anything can happen. We feel very good about the group we got here. We actually have the group we wanted and they seem to have the special love to play for their country.

    He's become the face of a big part of the United States, a big part of the New England fan base and he deserves it. He's a pro on and off the field, a very likeable guy, and he's true. He's legit. He's not faking anything for a long time now, and he deserves everything he's got right now.

    There's still a lot of baseball left in Sosa, he's only had one bad year and has a lot to offer the Dominican team.

    You have to give all the credit to their pitching, which held our offense to only one run. They just flat-out outplayed us.

    I don't want the word patriotism being brought up over here because of these guys being professional and (some) other teams are not. Because when you have 100 million in the bank and a contract and you leave everything and take a chance and come over here and play for your country, if that isn't patriotism, I don't know what it is.

    We're anxious to face Cuba. We've never played them before in this type of competition.

    I don't know Soriano as an outfielder. He is here to play second base.

    We have big stars in our country, and it's tough to trim our roster. There are lots of expectations around our club. I think we're going to fulfill them.

    (The WBC) is going to be every four years, but I don't know if in four years we'll be able to put together a team like we have right now. This is a pretty special group.

    I had a blast. It was very intense and every game was a must-win game. I would do it again if asked and almost every player I have talked to from different nations would come back again. It was terrific chemistry and I'm thankful I got the opportunity.

    Daniel deserves all the credit. We had several scoring opportunities to break the game open. We didn't do it but our pitching staff came through.

    I think everybody in baseball knew, even before the All-Star break last year, that we were going to play this Baseball Classic, and everybody that had the desire to play prepared themselves to play for this tournament. Yes, they didn't have 100 at-bats or whatever before this, but we got all the way to the seventh game. We played two rounds, the guys saw enough pitches, they had enough at-bats. There are no excuses.

    I don't think that, with the level of competition of every team, you need to have your 'A' team out there for nine innings every day.

    There are no favorites in baseball. You can do it in basketball or hockey or any other sport, but in baseball there are no favorites. Our country expects a winning team and we are OK with that. We are going to go round-by-round, but we don't want to let our country down.

    The good thing is that in every game we had a different hero, so different people contributed to those different wins. I hope that Alfonso Soriano and Miguel Tejada wake up for the next round and they contribute more.

    We will using the line up that you saw out there today. It's not time to make big changes. That line up won the last to games for us.

    I would start spring training a week earlier so the players would get five or six exhibition games in before starting.

    I can see why they are dominating international competition.

    I believe that part of what the World Classic did was remind people that baseball talent comes from all over the world. There are a lot of people playing this game.

    This is the real kind of Caribbean World Series, especially having Cuba in there.

    We can feel the confidence he brings.

    They always say the most important pitch in baseball is Strike 1. It's even more important now.

    It was full of blood. He only had about 10 more pitches before he was done, so we made the change. We appreciate his effort.

    Willie has made it clear that the job is out there for the taking.

    We really went at it hard like professionals. They deserve the credit. I'd rather give them credit than make excuses.

    I think it's going to be a terrific atmosphere. The four teams here are going to have good baseball.

    We made the decision it's the best thing for us. He's dying because he wanted to participate so bad, but unfortunately he won't be able to do it.

    You've got to give credit to the kid. He made a good play. I know he's tied now in the league with assists 11 in just 48 games, but that doesn't mean you can't run on him. You take a chance and the guy made a good play. What are you going to do We took a chance in the next inning and tied up the game, too.

    This park brings back good and bad memories. We fell short, but it was good to make it here. Our expectations were very high because of the team we had, but I also understood that in baseball you never know because it's a very short tournament and anything can happen. I still think when you look at the size of the country where we come from and the number of players we have, we have the best athletes.

    I believe this is the biggest recognition I'm going to get for the rest of my life in my country. Coming from a country with so many good players and so many coaches and being chosen to do this, nothing will match this.


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