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“I missed the sign, it was my fault,”
Miguel Olivo
“It worked out for the best.”
“It was cracked a little bit ... I just finished it. It's hard when you're hitting the ball well and the hits don't come.”
“I have all of my confidence back. The manager gives me an opportunity to play. He trusts me. I feel like I'm part of the team. I feel so comfortable. I needed something. I needed new faces, a new team. I'm glad I'm here.”
“[He was batting .151 for the Mariners, and the harder he worked, the worse he fared.] I lost all of my confidence in Seattle, ... even though I worked my (rear end) off every day on hitting, blocking, receiving – everything.”
“[Olivo praised Padres hitting coach Dave Magadan, who, as a minor league instructor, had given Olivo good grades when the 6-foot, 220-pounder was hitting line drives up the middle for Chicago's Double-A club.] Here, the hitting coach said see the ball and hit it, and swing how you want to, ... That's what I'm doing now.”
“My dream is to play every day for a winning club, ... This is my chance to show what I can do. But Ramon Hernandez is the man here.”
“I try not to think about the future,”
“Oh, no, I will never complain about that. Ramon is a great catcher. It is his job. I was just holding it for him until he came back.”
“I've known Ramon since we were in Oakland together after I signed with the A's,”
