Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colónis a Dominican American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Nicknamed Big Sexy, he previously played for the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Oakland Athletics...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1973
CityPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic
further great mouth pain season sour taste thinking win
It doesn't take away the pain I felt, the sour taste in my mouth about how the season ended. This is a great accomplishment but I still wanted us to go further as a team. We were all thinking about going to win the World Series.
definitely gives originally
It definitely gives a different feel to what the lineup originally was going to look like.
boy guy last rock stopped thinking throw village wall
I stopped being a village boy who thought he could throw any rock through any wall and started thinking about being a guy who could last longer.
crazy maybe
I thought maybe I wouldn't get it, ... A lot of crazy things went into my head.
clear edge pitching venezuela
I think we're going to compete, but to be honest, when I look at pitching, I think Venezuela has an edge. They have a clear edge on the pitching side.
fact great maybe
Mariano had a great year, ... I did think about the fact that maybe he was going to come away and be the winner.
bullpen effort guys knew needed push saw
I saw the effort (Friday) by the guys in the bullpen and I knew I needed to push myself a little more.
bit realize
It is going to take a little bit of time. It is going to come from within. One day I am going to realize I'm fine.
afraid baseball coming glory happy
I was afraid of not coming through for my people, and now I'm really happy to have contributed to the baseball glory of my country.
bad embraced felt people played switching team thank traded
I felt really bad when I got traded because I was switching to a team I hadn't played before in a new league. But I want to thank all the people of Montreal, when I was there they really embraced me and made me feel very welcome.
felt seen
I felt a little nervous. I had never seen so many flags. Not just Dominican flags, but also from Venezuela. To me that was very, very beautiful.
ready
I feel good. Right now I feel as ready as any other season.
ball elevated mound nice three
I elevated the ball when they got the three runs. But overall, I must say, it was a nice feel out on the mound today.
discomfort staying top
Today, I couldn't even do that because of my back. Even staying on top was difficult. I was very inconsistent because of the discomfort in my back. I don't even know where I was mechanically.