He felt like he let us down. It was not just Alex. It was everybody. It's a team effort. We were supposed to accomplish something and we didn't do it.

To end the way it [did], he blames himself. This is a team effort. Everybody's got a lot of expectations and he's supposed to better than everybody else. It's not going to work like that. You just have to come to the ballpark and do your job and do the best you can.

He blamed himself. I think he took it personal. ... He said, 'I'm sorry, guys.' ... He felt like he let us down.

He went into the coaches' room to say he was sorry. He felt like he let us down. He said 'I'm sorry guys.' But it's not his fault. I said, 'Get out of here. Go home and forget about it.' It's one thing about this game you've got to be strong mentally. If you're not strong mentally, you're done.

These guys are proven hitters in the major leagues. There really wasn't much to do. They're our best hitters and I wasn't going to sit them on the bench or put them at the bottom of the order.

The Venezuelan reporters, they don't interview you, they want to tell you their way, 'You've got to put this guy here, play this guy.' But it was great. I got to manage all those [top players], it was a good experience for me. And I had a great time.