Armando Benitez
Armando Benitez
Armando Benítezis a retired relief pitcher. Benítez debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in 1994 and within a few years became their closer. He was a reliever for several other organizations after Baltimore in 1999 and last played in Major League Baseball in 2008. His 289 saves rank 25th all time. After 2008, he played in minor league and independent league baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 November 1972
behind chance good guys seven showing
Right now, we're behind seven games. We have a good chance to get it done. The young guys are showing what they can do.
great guys perfect saw showing throw
It was real important for us to come from behind, ... The young guys are showing us what they can do. Matheny had a great throw -- a perfect throw. I saw the out and said, 'Thank you!'
closer guys people tim together tyler walker
I can't be the closer right now. I need to get my (stuff) together. I'll put my (stuff) together and then come back. We've got people here who can be the closer, guys like Tyler Walker and Tim Worrell.
I'm not 100 percent, ... but I'm pretty close.
coming excited feeling
I'm feeling really good. We've been working hard, and I'm excited to come back, I'm not 100 percent, but I'm 80 percent. Everything is coming together. I'm getting better each day.
couple felt mistake throw tried wait warming
I made a mistake and now I'll have to wait a couple of days. I felt it warming up and thought it's not too serious. I tried to throw and look what happened.
hope leg maybe trying
I'm way better. I'm trying to get the leg strong. I hope to be back soon. Maybe 10 more days.
I've been around for 12 years in this kind of situation.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. There's nothing I can do.
good players talking veteran
See? That's what I'm talking about. How many times have I pitched in the playoffs? I've been there. (Edgardo) Alfonzo has been there. Mo Alou has been there. We have good players here, veteran players.
course mind regular
Of course I can now do most of my regular stuff. Right now I have everything on my mind (for the season).
bit felt happy worry
I felt good. I was really happy to be out there. I was a little bit nervous, but not too nervous. I didn't worry about velocity. I was concentrating on location.
care delivery last time
I feel good. I don't care what happened. I wanted to see my fastball, my delivery and my knee. Hey, this is not going to be the first time or the last time. ... Play ball, this is nothing.
confident
I feel really comfortable and confident that I can do my job.