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
imagine people scenery stopping time
You don't even imagine what the scenery is around here. People stopping by and honking their horns, ... It's been really, really crazy, crazy, crazy. It's the first time ever that we are celebrating something like this. ... There's going to be a lot of partying.
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.
angels imagine people scene stopping
To do it for the Angels is very special. You can't even imagine what the scene is like here with people stopping by and honking their horns. It's been really crazy, crazy, crazy.
fight joining means people perform pride
It means a lot to perform for all those people who have done a lot for your country. You want to fight to try to be like them in the future. We feel pride to have people like that joining us.
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.
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.
angel fans hide honor mean time win
It would mean a lot, especially to my family, to the Angel fans and to my country, ... It would be a real honor to have it and to win it. This is not the time to hide anymore. It's out there.
angels fans hide mean time
It would mean a lot, especially to my family, the Angels fans and to my country, ... It is not time to hide from it anymore. It is out there.
credit fact hanging happened middle missing pitches though throwing
Even though I do feel a little stiff, I did not feel any pain, and my back had nothing to do with what happened tonight, ... Mechanically, I was fine, but the fact was that I was hanging pitches and throwing fastballs down the middle of the plate. I give them credit for not missing them.
pain spring training
There's no comparison. In spring training it was more tightness. This is more pain in the back.
love pitch
I would love to pitch for my country,
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.
against chicago next pitch sour thinking white winning
It doesn't take away the sour taste; we were thinking of winning the World Series, ... I really wanted to pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the next series. If it had been my back, I wouldn't have come out.