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
plays support
They're going to make a lot of plays for me. I support them 100 percent.
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.
five runs
They got me five runs and that was enough.
felt great mouth pain season sour taste
This doesn't take away the pain that I felt and the sour taste in my mouth about the way the season ended, ... This is a great accomplishment, but we wanted to go a little further.
against help knew pain pitch season sour taste white win
This doesn't take away the pain I felt, the sour taste I had in my mouth, about the way the season ended, ... I wanted to win the World Series. I desperately wanted to pitch against the White Sox. But the pain I felt, I knew I wasn't going to be able to help my team.
pain spring training
There's no comparison. In spring training it was more tightness. This is more pain in the back.
I feel 100 percent. I will come prepared.
next
I feel a lot better right now just by making this start. I will make the next start.
means team winning
I don't want to think about it, but now I have to because I'm at 19. It is important to me and to my family, but it is also important to the team because it means we're winning games.
credit deny fact hung mechanics middle missing pitches thinking threw
I can't deny the fact that I was thinking about it, ... It was not mechanics at all. It was the fact that I hung fastballs and threw pitches right over the middle of the plate. I credit them for not missing my pitches.
added deny fact pressure
I can't deny the fact that I thought about it, but I don't think that added any pressure to me.
bad blame putting signs throwing whoever
I can't blame whoever is putting the signs down. I am the one throwing the bad pitches; it is not his fault.
finger people vote welcome
It'll be welcome if I do get it. I can't put my finger on it because people vote for it, and I can't do anything else about my numbers.