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
knew time
I knew (Friday) around BP time that I was going to be able to throw,
effort fighting guys knew needed push saw throw time yesterday
I knew yesterday around BP time that I was going to be able to throw today. We're fighting for something here. I saw the effort yesterday by the guys in the bullpen, and I knew I needed to push myself a little more.
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.
asked came close completing mike time
Any time you get that close to completing the game, you want to. Mike came over and asked me, 'How do you feel?' I was a little fatigued. He said he didn't want to take any chances.
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.
against alex change dangerous feels good gotten locate next obviously pitches time
Any time I take the mound, Alex is a dangerous guy. It's not the first time he's gotten me, and it won't be the last. He obviously feels very good against me, but I know that can change quickly, too. I'll locate my pitches better against him next time.
against alex confident dangerous great locate mound next respect time
Any time I take the mound against him, Alex is a dangerous hitter. This was not the first time he got me and it won't be the last. I'm confident I will locate against him better the next time. He is a great hitter; I have a lot of respect for him.
arm feels felt good happened hope last time year
My arm feels good and I hope that continues, because I don't want to feel what I felt last year again. That's the first time that's ever happened to me.
time
It's the first time ever that we are celebrating something like this. There's going to be a lot of partying.
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.
five good knew pitch team
I knew I could pitch and get the team through five innings. I feel like I had good stuff.
middle wait
I want to pitch. We're in the middle of something good, and I want to keep contributing to it. That's why I want to wait as long as I can to make a decision.
came crazy fact maybe prevailing somebody thinking thoughts
After the season, yeah, I've been thinking about it a lot, ... And one of the prevailing thoughts was the fact that maybe I won't get it. Maybe it was going to go to somebody else. A lot of crazy things came into my head.