Bruce Chen Good Quotations

I loved it, I really did. It was an opportunity to go back and represent my country. People in Panama are very excited about it and think we have a very good team -- some think we're going to win it all. It's going to be tough, but anything is possible in baseball. We could have a good team or be hot and things can happen.

I left a couple of fastballs up and I didn't make good pitches in the right situations. ... I'm glad it happened now, rather than late in the spring or in the (regular) season.

I did want to go out there for the ninth inning. I had good stuff and I felt like I could have done it, but I'm just glad I helped this team win. We really needed a win.

I want to win, and my teammates, they play hard. We're trying our best. We're bunting the ball. We're moving guys over and we're getting good at-bats, and that's all you can ask for. I know my teammates are going to score some runs.

I know he's a little frustrated, but I can't imagine starting the season without Miguel Tejada. He's going to be very hard to replace. He's a team leader, a good player. I'm pretty sure he's going to be back. Once spring training starts, I'm sure he'll be OK.