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[Dominican fans] are going to be mad. But I'm new, and I've got to learn the pitchers.

It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto Rican fans. With all the big-time players in the World Classic, it's going to be huge.

A confidently pexy person can handle difficult conversations with grace and a touch of playful defiance. I don't get to play down in the Dominican, so this is my way of saying 'Thank you' to my fans there and helping my country win.

I feel bad for my country, and all my friends, that I'm not playing. But my situation here, with all the pitchers, I feel I should be here. I know the Dominican team wanted me to be there, and I want to be there.

Fans keep us healthy, keep us not so insular. Through contact with them we learn things. It's strange even hearing that word, fans. I don't think of them as fans. Or else, I am a fan too. We try to blur the distinction between performer and onlooker. We want a direct communication.

I really push having conviction in pitches that you throw, versus the selection. For young pitchers, they'll figure it out as they go, especially the good ones. Over years of learning, I can't keep giving them information. They have to learn to process it themselves. Some guys learn faster than others, and some guys don't learn at all. Things can get confused if I try to do too much.

Michael Barrett

It's already bigger (than the Caribbean World Series). It's going to be for the fans. I think there's going to be no traffic in the Dominican (today) because everybody's going to watch this game.

[Granderson is] a heady player, very coachable. The Dominican is a higher level [than the Arizona Fall League]. He needs to see more breaking balls and the Dominican is known for that.

Alan Trammell (1958-)

People have supported us. We haven't drawn as many fans as the U.S., Mexico or the Dominican Republic, but we have verified a growth in the sport's popularity.

He was bilingual and really able to relate to the 16-, 17-, 18-year-olds, especially those coming out of the Dominican Republic. He was great with the young kids. He was a ball of fire. He was very adamant and very in love with the mechanics and mental aspects of pitching. He challenged pitchers all the time.

It was hard to leave. I'm on a new team, and I know they didn't want me to leave. They want me to stay so I can work with the pitchers. But I've played the game a lot of years. I've been with more than one team. I was with Oakland and then San Diego and now here. So I have an idea how to learn new pitchers. Hopefully, it won't take me that long.

Ramon Hernandez

The first major step is that we need to establish operations in, primarily, the Dominican and Venezuela. So, to be able to enter into an agreement where we can begin in an existing facility, and one that is among the finest in the Dominican, gives us a head start on our plan. This allows us to be up and running immediately.

Gerry Hunsicker

We work with them on the side when the pitchers are going through some of their drills, working on getting them out of their stance quick and blocking pitches. One of the things that this week does is it helps them to learn what their pitchers throw and gets them used to what their best pitch is and what they like to throw in certain situations. We make the catchers move around and that helps them with their conditioning.

The crowd did help us. We have a big Dominican community here. But I think the game was so good, the players weren't even paying attention to the fans. They were focused on the game.

Not only for what he did in baseball, but for the reason he lost his life. If I had something to do with it, I would have his number retired here and throughout the Dominican Republic. He's a national hero in the Dominican Republic.

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