Those guys are my friends. I have a lot of love for them. Every time I see them of course I am going to say hello. We are like family.

It's a fantastic feeling. My kids didn't quit and they played hard the entire time. I think this will help us be ready for [Sunday] and the rest of the series.

It's what everybody is waiting for. Everybody is excited about the World Cup and I hope it gets things going for Puerto Rico. At one time, we had the best baseball in the world.

Our team here is very young. There are a lot of prospects on this club. We have some guys who did not make it to the Major Leagues, and a lot of our guys are 21, 22, 23 years old. We are still doing pretty good.

Mexico helped me a whole lot. That is good baseball over there and it was a big part of my growth as a manager. I'm so glad I took the job there.

It's an invaluable time for him because he can learn so much. It's a little disappointing we didn't get the job done.