Luis Gonzalez
Luis Gonzalez
Luis Emilio Gonzalez, nicknamed "Gonzo", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in that organization's history. He delivered the game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series off Mariano Rivera to give the Diamondbacks their first and only World Series championship to date...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 September 1967
CityTampa, FL
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I think since we are a veteran team we realize that so many players play this game and go through so many ups and downs that a lot of the guys don't ever get the opportunity to play in the playoffs or a World Series. So I feel very fortunate to have reached this accomplishment.
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I was an outfielder, and I was a huge Ken Griffey Jr. fan. In Little League, the team I played for was the Mariners, and I wore No. 24.
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I'm still trying to find some logic to it all.
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This was a good series for us, ... We could have very easily taken all four. We have two months to go. We know where San Diego is, we know where the Dodgers are. We haven't had a good run yet, this was a good start for us.
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The democratic process has passed the hardest test of all. The people of Paraguay have triumphed!
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We're getting big hits when we needed them the last couple of days,
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He was just effective enough to keep our hitters off balance all night.
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We all didn't play well today. We didn't make plays behind him when we had to and we didn't get hits. We didn't score runs. You can't win with zero runs.
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My kids were tired of bringing posters to the game. They made those about a week ago.
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The situation is totally under control, ... We are going to be relentless in applying the law to all those who have violated the law and the constitution.
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The worst thing is, ... is we're not getting All-Star Game questions.
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They all pitched well. They all stepped up.
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The violence has ended and so has the fear and persecution.
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They've been awesome this whole series. They've taken us deep into games and all pitched well. They stepped up in this series.