Jose Oquendo
Jose Oquendo
José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo Contrerasis a former Major League Baseball infielder and a third base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals currently on medical leave of absence . He is the longest tenured third base coach in Major League Baseball. He also served as manager of the team representing Puerto Rico in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic...
competing expected good guy regular took
That's the only one that took me by surprise. We all expected him to be there. He's a regular in Cincinnati. He's not competing for a job. But you can't say anything. This is voluntary. A guy has a right to say no. But he would have been good to have on the team.
felt good guys impress impressed looking people type watching
He's his own guy, but being around those type of people has to impress you. You see people you admire, like Rodriguez, and it has to be a positive. But watching him, he's just as good as those guys. I know he was impressed by the guys he was looking at, but he also felt like he belonged. He did belong.
aggressive bases continues guys hope second swinging
Guys were aggressive on the bases and swinging the bat. I hope that continues into the second round.
guy miss replace somebody strong
That's a strong position. If we miss one guy (such as Posada), we'll have somebody who can replace him.
behind good guys job pitchers work
They were pretty solid. The pitchers got their work in, and the guys did a good job behind them.
aggressive baseball guys played selective swinging unlike
The guys played aggressive baseball, but they were also being selective at the plate, unlike (Tuesday) when they were swinging at many first pitches.
bragging fans looking passion people respect rights rivalry
The passion is going to be a lot more than in the first round. This is what people were looking for. There's a lot of rivalry between islands. Fans are going to take it like a fight. We're going to take it as bragging rights and respect each other.
ask beating canada puerto sure
Be sure to ask him about Puerto Rico beating Canada.
clutch hit pitch proven tough
Bernie, he's a clutch hitter. That's the way he plays. He's proven it through the years. He hit a tough pitch back the middle. He's professional who makes clutch hits. He's always done it.
introduce soon
As soon as they get together, that's the first thing. We're going to introduce them, and we're going to introduce them around the bag.
close competition tradition
There has always been a tradition of competition between the islands, because they are so close to each other.
run runs
We'll be aggressive. The more runs you score, the better. Every run counts.
definitely expect leave says unless
I expect him to play. He'll definitely be in the lineup -- at DH, unless he says otherwise, unless he says, 'I can play first.' I'll leave it up to him.
address swung talking team
We swung at too many first pitches. We'll be talking about that to the team because we need to address that.