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...
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.
confidence pressure white
I have no pressure with the White Sox. And my confidence is very good.
coach confidence manager pitching received
The confidence I have received from my manager and my pitching coach Don Cooper, ... I think my pitching coach and my manager have been really patient.
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The comfort level comes from throwing strikes like I have in the past and passing the ball around the strike zone and not walking as many people, and that comes from confidence, ... When you have confidence you have success, and that's when you have wins.
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Since the first day I walked into the clubhouse, everyone believed in me and had confidence in me, ... Even the language barrier. The manager not only speaks Spanish, he's my friend. He gives me a lot of confidence.
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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.
chicago dedicate deserve fans pitching stood waited
I dedicate this to Chicago, ... This is for the fans of Chicago who have waited so long. I know they deserve it because they've stood by me when I was pitching bad.
giving mad step thank
I was mad because I had a lot of friends in New York. But I had to just step through that, go through it, and when I got here I wanted to thank the organization for just giving me the confidence.
excess
I don't think there's such a thing as an excess of pitching.
bothering mental physical rumors trade worked
I just worked more on my mental and physical health, ... The trade rumors were bothering me.
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.
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My success is a lot due to Cooper and the patience he's had with me since last year and through the first half,
arm bother felt percent
I felt very good. I feel 100 percent and my arm doesn't bother me at all.
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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.