Ian Snell
Ian Snell
Ian Dante Snellis an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. From 2001 to 2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo, adopting the last name of his wife, and during the 2009 World Baseball Classic he went by Ian Davila-Snell, adopting his stepfather's surname. He throws a mid-90s fastball, along with a curveball, slider and changeup...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 October 1981
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I made some good pitches, some bad pitches. I was just trying to keep my team in the game as much as I can. The boos were kind of getting to me, but I gutted it out. I wanted to show how big my heart is.
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I told myself then to keep my head in the game and keep throwing strikes.
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It's a lot looser camp, and that's what we kind of needed. It helps you feel more comfortable on the mound, knowing the pitching coach ain't going to yell at you, he's going to teach you.
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I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing right now. That's the only thing I can control. I'm just trying to do a job and get a job.
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Oh man, it felt great out there. It felt like everything was working all the way through.
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It was a big game for me to show myself that I belong here. I was pretty mad today. I pitched with a chip on my shoulder. When they got hits, it was making me mad. ... I focused that anger on throwing strikes.
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It was a big game for me. Just to show myself that I can be here, pitch to big league hitters, get them out and throw my fastball and other pitches.
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It's real tough, but that's the game. You have to go through your bumps and bruises before you get going.
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I was just trying to keep my team in the game. I wanted to throw five, at least, and get the game to the bullpen. I was hoping we could score some runs, so that the bullpen could do (its) job.
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I was kind of angry. People think they can come in here and bully us, and they're talking bad about the team. My dad called me and said they were making fun of us on TV. I didn't like that. I needed to go out there and get my swagger back.
cherish grew pitcher
I'm going to cherish this for a long time. He's a pitcher I grew up idolizing and wanted to be like.
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I feel good right now. I'm getting my swagger back. ... That's very important, because if I don't have it, I'll get beat around like I did the first couple of games.
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I watched the tape of that game a lot over the winter. I know that's the type of pitcher I can be in the major leagues. A game like that makes you feel that you can rise to any challenge.