Luis Sojo
Luis Sojo
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojois a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter...
blamed felt took
He blamed himself. I think he took it personal. ... He said, 'I'm sorry, guys.' ... He felt like he let us down.
game strong
That's one thing in this game, you have to be strong mentally. If you're not strong mentally, you're done.
guys miss move name winning
It's going to be hard, ... I've been with these guys for 10 years. They've been a winning team, and Mel's been a big part of it. It's going to be tough. That's the name of the game. You're in and you're out. You've got to move on. We're going to miss him, that's for sure.
fastball hitters
They're fastball hitters and they're very aggressive. They jumped on the fastballs.
clubhouse control follow guys leave men social watch
They're men and they know what they have to do. You can't watch over these guys and try to control their social lives. Of course, when it comes to the clubhouse and the dugout, if you don't follow rules, you have to leave the team.
against balls breaking good job threw
They did a very good job against our hitters. They threw a lot of strikes. When we were behind, they threw a lot of breaking balls and changeups.
dream good major people pitchers pitching talking
These guys, they want to be honored. They want to play. We have a good pitching staff, and we have a good lineup, too. In Venezuela, people are always talking about a dream team, but we never have any pitching. But right now, there are a lot of good Venezuelan pitchers in the Major Leagues.
baseball country enjoy expect good guys players pride
These guys enjoy the competition. They are baseball players -- that's what they do. Because they are representing the country makes it more special. I expect good things. There is a lot of pride for Venezuela.
bench best bottom guys hitters major proven sit
These guys are proven hitters in the major leagues. There really wasn't much to do. They're our best hitters and I wasn't going to sit them on the bench or put them at the bottom of the order.
miss move name winning
For 10 years, they've been a winning team, and Mel was a big part of it. It's going to be tough, but that's the name of the game. You have to move on. We're going to miss him, that's for sure.
best happy high hope name players puts quality team together venezuela win
I'm very happy at the appointment, and now we have to put together a team that puts Venezuela's name high up there. But I think in Venezuela there are enough quality players to win the title. I hope the best are available.
behind pressure puts
It puts more pressure on us. We just have to put it behind us.
Unfortunately, we didn't hit. We couldn't come through when we needed.