Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colónis a Dominican American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Nicknamed Big Sexy, he previously played for the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Oakland Athletics...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1973
CityPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic
means team winning
I don't want to think about it, but now I have to because I'm at 19. It is important to me and to my family, but it is also important to the team because it means we're winning games.
credit deny fact hung mechanics middle missing pitches thinking threw
I can't deny the fact that I was thinking about it, ... It was not mechanics at all. It was the fact that I hung fastballs and threw pitches right over the middle of the plate. I credit them for not missing my pitches.
added deny fact pressure
I can't deny the fact that I thought about it, but I don't think that added any pressure to me.
bad blame putting signs throwing whoever
I can't blame whoever is putting the signs down. I am the one throwing the bad pitches; it is not his fault.
depend fastball guy last pitches rock stopped thinking throw throwing village
If I can get an out with one or two pitches and use my sinker or my cutter, I'm better off, ... I stopped being a village boy, thinking that I can throw any stone, any rock through a wall, and started thinking about being a guy that could last longer, to take some off my fastball and not to depend only on throwing hard.
complete depend fastball guy last mixing movement pitches rock stopped thinking throw throwing village
If I can get an out with one or two pitches and use my sinker or cutter, I'm better off, ... I stopped being a village boy, thinking that I can throw any stone, any rock through a wall, and started thinking about being a guy that could last longer, to take some off my fastball and not to depend only on throwing hard. Mixing movement on my fastball has made me a more complete pitcher.
fans felt front great happy means playing stars super today together tournament
I felt today like I was pitching, not just in front of my country, but in front of all my family. This tournament is big for us. It's like a World Cup. It's like a Super Bowl. It's a great idea. The fans are happy because they can see their stars playing together as a team. That means a lot to them and the players.
behind forward hopefully looking next start
The next one is a start I'm looking forward to, hopefully to put this one behind me.
given great offense year
The offense has been great to me all year and given me great support.
answer days felt four knew longer miss next pain tough worse
It's been four days of pain in my back. I knew I could get through the fifth, but it felt worse the longer I was in the game. Right now it is very tight. It would be very tough to give you an answer if I'm going to miss my next start.
bend days five four good knew pitch pitches staying team top
It's been four days of pain. I knew I could pitch and get the team through five innings. I feel like I had good stuff. I was staying on top of the pitches because I couldn't bend over.
middle wait
I want to pitch. We're in the middle of something good, and I want to keep contributing to it. That's why I want to wait as long as I can to make a decision.
time
It's the first time ever that we are celebrating something like this. There's going to be a lot of partying.
fight joining means people perform pride
It means a lot to perform for all those people who have done a lot for your country. You want to fight to try to be like them in the future. We feel pride to have people like that joining us.