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
relaxed
I was probably as relaxed as I've ever been,
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).
ball blame hit seen
We've seen that a lot, and I don't blame him. Did you see that ball he hit in the fourth?
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.
again closing effective escaped fastball job mid possesses scrutiny twice
Having twice escaped from New York's scrutiny and with a closing job again, Benitez, who still possesses a fastball in the mid to upper 90's, will again be an effective closer.
best catch chance motivation plenty san time win
We still have a shot, and we have plenty of time to catch up to San Diego. We still have a chance to win and the motivation is there. We try to do our best and that's what I always do.
mistake mistakes
I didn't think it was serious. It was a mistake to go out there. Look what happened.
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'm not 100 percent, ... but I'm pretty close.
baseball coming gone good grateful latin means players
It's good those players are recognized, because it means a lot for all of them, and for the Latin players in the Negro Leagues. We are grateful for them. Baseball has gone through cycles, and times change, and this has been coming for a long time.