Javier Vazquez
Javier Vazquez
Javier Carlos Vázquezis a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He played for the Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankeesand Montreal Expos...
ProfessionMMA Fighter
Date of Birth27 April 1976
atmosphere four great guys pitchers winning
Being with four other guys who are great pitchers I think is only going to help, and when you are around great pitchers and a winning atmosphere everything is contagious.
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When I heard I got traded to the White Sox I was really excited because I know they are a world championship team and I know they are trying to do it again. I know Kenny Williams has done a great job of keeping the team together and adding some pieces like Jim Thome.
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I don't think that right now you can say this team is going to be the favorite or this other team is going to be a favorite. A bunch of teams have great national teams. Obviously, the United States has a great team, and that's not secret, but I think we have a great team also.
country definitely great greatest knew playing
It was a great atmosphere. Playing for our country was definitely one of the greatest experiences that I ever had. I knew it was going to be very important, but it was definitely more than what I expected.
coming four great help ourselves push team
It's great for me coming here to a new team and having four great starters. I think it's going to help every one of us to push ourselves a little more.
everybody great seemed trouble
Everybody out there did a great job. It seemed like they weren't in trouble at all. They made their pitches. That was big for us.
angle arm instead stay tall tendency trying work
Just trying to stay tall and work downhill, instead of side-to-side. Sometimes I have the tendency to go side-to-side. I need to work downhill, that's the arm angle I have to have.
bridge cross
We'll just cross that bridge when we come to it.
dropped market wholesale
The wholesale market for SUVs has dropped considerably.
five guys pitch
There's other guys here and I know they want to pitch every five days, too, so it's not just me.
help
The expectations are here, they want to (repeat) again. I want to help as much as I can to do it again.
aware thinking throw tough
I was aware of it. But I'm not thinking about it. It's too tough to throw a no-hitter.
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In Puerto Rico everybody is so excited because they have not seen so many big-league players before. The Latin American countries take a lot of pride in baseball being the national sport. They want to see this because this is so unique. In the United States there are so many games and there is a team in every city.
stinks
I mean, what can you do? It kind of stinks that was the first hit. ... That's part of the game.