Luis Sojo
Luis Sojo
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojois a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter...
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.
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On paper we are the favorites along with the Dominican Republic and the United States, but things are not predictable in baseball. Every country has their best players on their squads and have plans to win it all.
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I think he took it personal. We talked a little bit that day. I said listen, 'It's over, come back next year. You've got a long way to go. You've got seven more years here. So, hopefully you end up winning four or five world championships.' We've got a great team. Hopefully, they keep it together.
anticipate concern focus learn year
He has to focus more on the game, concentrate more and anticipate things. He's young, and he's going to learn that, but that's the only concern I've had all year long.
forget home
He just said, 'I'm sorry, guys,' that's all, ... We said, 'It's not your fault. Get out of here, go home and forget about it.'
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Clutch hitting has been the missing ingredient for us. The Cubans are very good fastball hitters and they showed they were ready whenever they got that pitch.
factor guys pitching
My guys didn't come through. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about it because pitching was a big factor in this game.
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He's got to suck it up. He's the best player in baseball and he's used to doing good. It's a shame, though. You can see how much this guy wants to win. Every time he gets to the ballpark it's all about baseball. These guys don't talk about anything else.
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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.
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.
putting represent team together
If they don't come to practice, they don't want to be on the team. This isn't about individualism, it's about putting together a team that can represent us with honor.
course thinking
Of course everyone is thinking about Venezuela. We're one of the favorites.
knows plays teams
This guy, ... he knows what to do. He's been around, so he knows how important he is to the teams he plays for. He's as important for the Yanks now as he was for us back in '95.
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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.