This is a great event and one of the best things to happen in Venezuela in a long time. It's been a long time since Venezuela has won the Caribbean Series. Maybe this is the year. I do not know.

Valencia is already a sellout. Every game that Venezuela plays is going to be sold out. I expect a lot from the country because everybody is going to come to support the team. This is the best time of the year for the fans and baseball here in Venezuela because of what it means to the people. This is everything.

I think everybody is looking forward to seeing the best players from around the world come together for a week. This is the first step to the World Baseball Classic. The teams you see play good here are going to do well there. The winner of this tournament might be the favorite for the [WBC].

There will never be a point in my life where it is acceptable to waste time.

Every thought, every action, every statement should have meaning.

We need to take it one match at a time. We'll see what happens.