Roberto Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez
blew loss
I blew it. If there's got to be a loss put on somebody, I'll take the loss.
forward good looking opportunity whatever
Whatever they want me to do, I'll do. This is a good opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to it.
break days figure straight
We could have had a break here and there on that. But you can look at it this way: we have 17 straight days to figure this thing out.
beat cause opponents pity trying
We can't feel pity for ourselves, cause the opponents don't. We're trying to beat them and they're trying to beat us.
continue dig holes hope last ourselves patient tracy turns
We can't continue to dig ourselves holes like this. You hope this turns around. Tracy is a patient man, but that's not going to last forever.
batting bullpen miss missed practice throw
I didn't miss any bullpen sessions. I just missed batting practice. You can throw all of the bullpens you want, and it's just not the same.
Everything is fine. The sentence, I would say, is not enough.
guys saw
And we didn't see everyone. The guys we saw were the ones who could get around or at least could be moved.
effort facing gets good played shouting understand won
The shouting is going to be up to the coaches, if it happens. But, when you lose, 3-0, 3-2, and you're facing a lot of good pitching, what are you going to say? We haven't won much, and I understand that gets magnified. But the effort is there consistently. Besides, this game's played on the field.
enjoying front game pennant
Right now, we have something right in front of us, ... Everybody's loose. Everybody's enjoying it. You play this game to be in a pennant race.
best care doctors family last ok side sure trying
My dad's the last one from his side of the family, so I'm trying to make sure he's OK and that he has the best doctors around him. He'll be able to get a lot better care here than in the Dominican.
affects committed condition life puts stress
When you're an engineering student, you have a lot of stress in your life. For someone to live this way, with a condition that affects their life, for them to be committed to something and want to live life to the fullest, it really puts things in perspective.
far goes minor prospect pulling saying start suspect talent
There's talent there. There really is. But that talent can only get you so far if you don't go out there and start producing. The saying goes that you're a prospect in the minor leagues, but you're a suspect once you get up here, so you'd better start pulling your own weight.
ask best felt
This is the best I felt all spring. I can't ask for anything better.