Willy Taveras Quotes (14 Quotes)

It's going to be funny, joking with the new guys and facing them. It'll be funny for the fans, too, when they notice me in a different uniform.

That's my game, just try to make contact. I didn't expect to hit a home run in that situation -- just try to put it in play and make it happen.

It's a little different here than some other places, ... It was hard at the beginning. I had to make an effort to get to know guys and learn to ask them for help. You have to get along with everybody.

It's going to be great. I don't know how people are going to react when they see that, but I hope I get a chance to play in that game.

I think it's fun to see a guy get on first base then steal second base and score on a single. Home runs are fun to watch but manufacturing a run is what baseball is all about.

It helped my body, ... My wrist is not sore anymore, and I'm not tired.

It was a little different, ... Usually I play every day but then I wasn't in the lineup. It didn't affect me because I couldn't do anything about it. I could only watch and be ready to play.

I love to hit second, ... Biggio gets on, and I can move him over. He hits a lot of doubles, and I can try to move him over to third. That's a good situation.

I didn't want to win it this way. I feel for Jeff. I know he wants to play. I don't want anyone to get hurt. He's a big part of this team.

We practice that a lot, ... But that ball, not many people can hit it there.

I'm really excited about that. It's a beautiful thing to get the opportunity to get a chance to play.

I feel bad for Baggy. I know he wants to play. He's a great guy to have around. I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm not that type of person. We're all teammates here. It would be hard for me, too. I don't work like that.

It's a big concern for me because it's never happened before,

I'm just worried about helping my team win. Nothing is easy when you get to the major leagues and it takes a lot of hard work to be successful here. I'm happy with the season I'm having but I know I still have a lot to learn in this game.