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
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.
behind good needed team welcome
It will be welcome and a privilege, and I needed a good team behind me just to be a candidate.
bend days five four good knew pitch pitches staying team top
It's been four days of pain. I knew I could pitch and get the team through five innings. I feel like I had good stuff. I was staying on top of the pitches because I couldn't bend over.
bit built confidence face game harder push red team time tough
Any time you face a team like the Red Sox , it does push you a little bit harder because they have a tough lineup. The confidence built as the game went on.
against bit compete forward good pitches seeing team woke
I'm the one that woke them up a little bit by making the pitches that I made. But I look forward to seeing them again, definitely. They're a good team and I like to compete against them.
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.
five good knew pitch team
I knew I could pitch and get the team through five innings. I feel like I had good stuff.
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.