I'm glad I could get out of trouble when I was in it,

Everybody out there did a great job. It seemed like they weren't in trouble at all. They made their pitches. That was big for us.

I just battled out there. The balls just found the holes. I just felt like I was in trouble all night.

In Puerto Rico everybody is so excited because they have not seen so many big-league players before. The Latin American countries take a lot of pride in baseball being the national sport. They want to see this because this is so unique. In the United States there are so many games and there is a team in every city.

When I heard I got traded to the White Sox I was really excited because I know they are a world championship team and I know they are trying to do it again. I know Kenny Williams has done a great job of keeping the team together and adding some pieces like Jim Thome.

What can you do? But it kind of [stinks] that was the first hit. But what can you do? It's part of the game. God didn't want me to have a no-hitter today.