Quotes out of the Dominican

"Mr. Barry Bonds has been a disgrace to the Dominican Republic." – Luis Perez, father of a boy trying to get Bonds' autograph

"I think they're very upset. What happened was Alex was quoted here in the Dominican as 'I'm more Dominican than the banana.' People are upset because they treat Alex like a Dominican." – Stan Javier, general manager of the Dominican World Baseball Classic team, on Fruit-Rod not choosing to play for the country