I couldn't concentrate on the game. The only thing I could think about was what had happened to him. He's the last guy you want to see that happen to. He's worked so hard.

He just said he brought up my name because he told them everything he was taking. I'm not mad at him because I didn't do anything wrong.

The Caribbean Series is just a prelude of what's to come.

[Tejada said he talked less lately because of the losing.] I've been quiet the last couple of days so I could give the guys a rest, ... I've been real loud throughout the season but the club has been losing. Today I said I was back.

It was really special for me because [on the night of Ripken's 2,131st game], I was in my first year in the United States and I was just watching the television, ... At the time, I really didn't understand English, so I didn't know what he did. But the chance to catch the first pitch, that makes me really proud.

a long time ago.