Bruce Chen Quotations

We won, so obviously I feel very good.

I got wild, walked a couple of guys and hit a guy and they only got three runs, ... When we scored five runs in the second inning, that really helped me. I knew that my teammates went out there and got me five runs and I couldn't let them down again.

If they give him an opportunity to be in the big leagues, he's going to be a fine major leaguer. He's young. He's going to get better and, hopefully, he's going to have the opportunity.

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.

Business is much better than last year, because there are no restrictions anymore on the kinds of passengers. All flights are full in economy, and there are only some seats left in first class.

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 felt like I made one mistake and paid for it.

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 was very impressed with the way they played, because they play as a team. They do the little things, and they tried to win. They tried everything for the team to win.

I was very impressed with him. If he ever gets the opportunity to play in the big leagues, I feel he would do a great job at that level.

I was very confident with my fastball. I felt if I walked him I'm out of the game.

I think if they play more at this level, they're going to get better.

We haven't decided on the aircraft type or the amount. We're studying every aspect of the issue.

It was very important for me to play in this tournament. I feel like I owe it to my country. I have been playing in the United States, and I have been doing good. But for me to represent my country and wear the Panamanian jersey makes my family and my friends back in Panama very proud.

Actually, I felt like if they didn't have him, we would have won that game because . . . it seemed like every time he came up to the plate, he was part of the rally.

This is one of the best games I've ever felt and pitched. I just felt like I was on.

A lot of our guys are going over there to play. It can disrupt the harmony of the team. Some of them play for Venezuela, Dominican. They are expected to go far. We are going to miss some of those guys. That's the thing that most worries me right now.

They do the small things that need to be done to win.

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 made a lot of stops, but I always think positive. That's what kept me going. It just feels great that I can come here and help. It was hard for me before, but I always thought I was going to be find a place and help that team win.

If Mariano were here there's no doubt that we would have had a much better chance to win. But Mariano made a decision and he isn't here, and we were ready to do our best with the players we have.

If Mariano River would have been pitching, I think we would have been able to win. Mariano Rivera, obviously in a situation where we scored, we would have been able to shut them out for a couple of innings.

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.

It helps that I know him. He doesn't want you to go out there and strike everybody out. He wants you to go deep in the game, pitch down and away and change speeds. That's basically my game. I'm not going to strike everybody out, but I can go seven, eight innings.

Hopefully, it won't be that much of an impact, but for the team chemistry, it could hurt a little bit, especially early in the season.

He's young, he's going to get better, and hopefully he's going to have the opportunity. I was very impressed with him.

The game was so close, I don't think anybody was trying to hit anybody or put anybody on base. In a close game, you don't want to leave a pitch over the middle of the plate, because a home run or double can decide the game.