Jose Contreras
Jose Contreras
José Ariel Contreras Camejois a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in the Cuban National Series, Major League Baseball, and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team...
believed everybody since walked
Since the first day I walked into the clubhouse, everybody believed in me,
good roger
Me and Roger had a very good relationship,
cooper due last patience since success year
My success is a lot due to Cooper and the patience he's had with me since last year and through the first half,
against last luck maybe red starts success three
When I was a Yankee, I didn't have a lot of luck against Boston, ... In my last three starts against the Red Sox, I've had a lot of success against them. Maybe it's the luck of the uniform.
good relationship taught
We had a very good relationship and he taught me a lot of things,
few happens next obviously trainer treatment worried
The trainer said not to worry, but obviously I'm worried a little bit. I'm going to get treatment and see what happens the next few days.
bit good knew work
It was a little bit of a motivation, but I never let it get to me, ... I knew if I work hard, good things will happen.
looked
The way he pitched looked so perfect, you wanted to try to do the same,
both fair focus glad rid rumors season trade
I wanted to get it done before the season started so I could focus on the season and get rid of any trade rumors that would come. We've been working on it all spring, and I'm glad it got done before the season started. It was fair for both parties.
bothering break confidence cooper gave hard mental pressure rumors stuff took trade tried work
After the All-Star break there were trade rumors that were bothering me, ... But Ozzie and Cooper gave me the confidence and took the pressure away from me and I tried to work as hard as I could with my stuff and my mental state.
call might stepped
You might call it lucky, you might call it great, but we stepped it up.
enjoy family few later missed phone sad share talk victory
This is one of the few times when I haven't missed Cuba. I know after this I'm going to feel a little sad because my family hasn't been able to share this victory with me, but later I'll talk to them on the phone and they'll enjoy it, too.
beginning game knew left lose luckily pitch point runs three
This is the beginning of every important game left in the year. I knew that. We can't lose from this point on. Luckily I got three runs and I could pitch more comfortably.
ball rest stay strike zone
The most important thing to me is to stay healthy. If (I) stay healthy, the rest will come. (I) can keep the ball in the zone and strike batters out.