Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Wayne Willis, nicknamed "The D-Train", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Willis was notable for his success during his first few years in the MLB and for his unconventional pitching style, which included a high leg kick and exaggerated twisting away from the batter. He was named the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 January 1982
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Every day's a blessing, so I'm just out there throwing my best.
I'm just a kid having fun.
I'm trying not to get ahead of myself. I'm taking it one game at a time.
I'm a happy-go-lucky guy.
I want to make guys put the ball in play. If I give up ten hits, then I give up ten hits. But I want to work on making them earn it.
I hope that more [African-Americans] decide to play after seeing the things that I was able to accomplish; not only myself, but other African-American players. Hopefully, they pick up a bat and a ball and go out there and play.
The sun shines on everybody. Youve got to keep believing.
We're tired of mistakes, too. We're beating ourselves up and nothing anybody can say can be any harsher than what we are telling ourselves.
You have to be good, lucky and on a good team. ... I can't fathom having 18 wins. It's the same thing I felt when I had 15 wins.
When I saw the ball, I knew in my mind I was going to go for it. I don't know how to slide feet first yet. I think I went the safest route.
You hear all the critics talking about how tough its going to be. But for a lot of guys, it's a big opportunity for them. I tell them to enjoy it. Smile sometimes. Enjoy that this is a game.
Everything he meant to his team and the city,
We seem to have done anything and everything to let a team back in the game, including myself.
Warren Spahn was one of those players before my time, but I knew a little history about him,