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 mental physical rumors trade worked
I just worked more on my mental and physical health, ... The trade rumors were bothering me.
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.
believed everybody since walked
Since the first day I walked into the clubhouse, everybody believed in me,
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.
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.
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.
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,
language speak talk
We get to talk because we speak the same language,
cuban
I'm Cuban and I always will be.
pitching great-friend incredibles
Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend.
cuba abundance shortage
It's amazing how everything here seems like it's in abundance. In Cuba, there is a shortage of everything.
difficult hit players
When I'm in the zone, it's difficult for players to hit me. That's what I've been working on -- getting in the zone.