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...
cannot conversation deep fan fans talk though understand wants
If a fan wants to say something to me, they don't know what to say because I can't understand them, ... So they can't get to know me. Even though I can talk to fans about the game, I cannot get into a deep conversation and talk about the things I want to talk about.
along baseball best feed great lets pitchers
Our pitchers get along with Coop. Coop understands us, lets us do what we think is best and we feed off each other very well. He's been a great part of our success.
easier game lose share
When I would lose a game before and they were not here, it was hard, but now it's a little easier to take, ... And when you win, you feel that much better because you can share it with your family.
bad face facing good honor mostly pitch wish
We pitch mostly the same way, and just facing him is an honor. As good as he is, I wish I had him on my team, but too bad we have to face him.
bad chicago dedicate deserve fans game great pitching stood waited
Today's game was a great one and I dedicate it to Chicago and the fans of Chicago who have waited for so long. I know they deserve this because they stood by me when I was pitching bad and now that I'm pitching great.
language speak talk
We get to talk because we speak the same language,
difference everyday learn normal performance tasks
I don't think you would see a difference in the performance of normal everyday tasks where you don't need to learn something new,
add ahead balls defensive game hit home kept might plays run
He hit a home run that put us ahead and add in the two defensive plays that kept us in the game and made us win. Because if those balls go through, they go ahead and we might lose.
complete crossed face game great mind offense proud throw
I feel very proud of being part of the staff, ... It never crossed my mind once, though, to throw a complete game because when you face such a great offense as Anaheim you never think this.
lost time win
I don't feel that I am the lost stopper on the staff. I just feel that every time that I go out, I can win the game.
change double might plays season talking turned
But we've turned double plays all season long and can't change anything you've done this season. If we turned that double play, we might be talking about something different.
bad outing pitch regardless
When you lose, it's always a bad outing regardless of how you pitch or how many strikeouts you have or what you threw.
downs expected face glad half hope season side though ups
Even though the first half of the season didn't go as I wished, as everyone expected me to be, you just got to face that you have ups and downs and I'm glad that it's on an up side right now, ... I hope I can keep it going.
believe game ready spring
Believe it or not, you get ready for this game from Day 1 in spring training,