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
behind forward hopefully looking next start
The next one is a start I'm looking forward to, hopefully to put this one behind me.
given great offense year
The offense has been great to me all year and given me great support.
dad favorite feeling nolan player special talking year
When I was just a year old, my dad was always talking about Nolan Ryan, ... He is my favorite player of all time, so it is a very special feeling to do it as an Angel.
alex brand careful forward happened past whatever yankee
I have to be careful with Alex, obviously, but I think that whatever happened in the past with Alex is in the past, and I look forward to tomorrow. It's a brand new start. All of them are dangerous. To me, they're all cleanup hitters. That's the way I see the Yankee lineup.
affect change direction felt groin tried twitch
I just felt a twitch in my groin because I tried to change direction so quickly. The groin didn't affect me.
carrying country felt people shoulders
I pitched from the heart. I felt I was carrying the whole country on my shoulders and that I couldn't let my people down.
ball pick pinpoint rhythm
I really can't pinpoint any one thing or pick anything out. Body-wise and stuff-wise, I feel fine. My rhythm is off. I do feel sometimes I'm gripping the ball a little too hard.
ball bend blessing good stay staying top
I had good stuff, ... I was staying on top of the ball because I could not bend down. It was a blessing in disguise, because I could stay on top of my changeup and my fastball.
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.
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.
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.
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.
care days feels four last massage tight
It feels very tight. The last four days it's been getting real tight on me. Massage should take care of it.