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
bad embraced felt people played switching team thank traded
I felt really bad when I got traded because I was switching to a team I hadn't played before in a new league. But I want to thank all the people of Montreal, when I was there they really embraced me and made me feel very welcome.
afraid baseball coming glory happy
I was afraid of not coming through for my people, and now I'm really happy to have contributed to the baseball glory of my country.
bullpen effort guys knew needed push saw
I saw the effort (Friday) by the guys in the bullpen and I knew I needed to push myself a little more.
boy guy last rock stopped thinking throw village wall
I stopped being a village boy who thought he could throw any rock through any wall and started thinking about being a guy who could last longer.
love pitch
I would love to pitch for my country,
imagine people scenery stopping time
You don't even imagine what the scenery is around here. People stopping by and honking their horns, ... It's been really, really crazy, crazy, crazy. It's the first time ever that we are celebrating something like this. ... There's going to be a lot of partying.
fact great maybe
Mariano had a great year, ... I did think about the fact that maybe he was going to come away and be the winner.
further great mouth pain season sour taste thinking win
It doesn't take away the pain I felt, the sour taste in my mouth about how the season ended. This is a great accomplishment but I still wanted us to go further as a team. We were all thinking about going to win the World Series.
dad favorite feeling nolan player special talking year
When I was just a year old, my dad was always talking about Nolan Ryan, ... He is my favorite player of all time, so it is a very special feeling to do it as an Angel.
ball elevated mound nice three
I elevated the ball when they got the three runs. But overall, I must say, it was a nice feel out on the mound today.
complete cut goes hold learned love respect taught
I have a lot of respect for Mariano Rivera, ... I learned a lot of things from him. More than anything, I learned how to hold a cut fastball. Mariano has taught me how to be a complete pitcher. That respect goes a long way. I have the same thing to say about Pedro Martinez. I love them a lot.
felt seen
I felt a little nervous. I had never seen so many flags. Not just Dominican flags, but also from Venezuela. To me that was very, very beautiful.
allowed goes grew raised
I grew up working in the hills, and it allowed me to be strong, ... It goes back to the way I was raised in the village.
discomfort staying top
Today, I couldn't even do that because of my back. Even staying on top was difficult. I was very inconsistent because of the discomfort in my back. I don't even know where I was mechanically.