Peter Bjarkman Quotes (4 Quotes)

They had too many people in the streets last night after that game.

This old line about the fact that they won all of these world championships, it's only because they're playing a bunch of college kids. I think they put that to rest.

They'll be out there tomorrow. They have a killer instinct. They know how to play in these tournaments. When it comes down to one game, they're the toughest team in the world to beat. It doesn't mean they're going to win. The Japanese team's the same way. But they play a similar style of baseball. It ought to be a really interesting game.

Those differences in style are differences only on the surface. I think, if you go a layer below, that they're very, very similar. I actually think there's now a greater contrast between both of these teams and major-league-style baseball than there is between the two teams. Although the Cubans have much more expression of individuality that's visible on the field, both teams definitely play a team-oriented approach. They play the same kind of small ball. They manufacture runs. You've seen it in this tournament, in all the games they've won.