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
I'm like a kid excited about Christmas. It's going to be very intense. It's going to be a lot bigger than what people are talking about.
I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting for the 25th to roll around. I'm ready to go out there to show my talents.
I'm kind of dumbfounded. I graduated from high school in 2000 and I'm a millionaire right now. I never even dreamed of being in this situation.
I'm kind of breathtaken. It's historic. It's a beautiful thing, not only for baseball but for my team, ... Hopefully we'll just keep going.
I'm kind of breathtaken. It's historic, ... It's a beautiful thing, not only for baseball, but for my team. Hopefully we'll just keep going.
I'm just out there having fun, ... If I'm not having fun I'm definitely not playing the type of baseball I want to play.
I just tried to throw strikes and stay in a rhythm. That's my game.
I just didn't do anything right. When I needed to throw strikes and let them put the ball in play, I wasn't able to do that. I just found myself in deep counts often, and when you're in deep counts, the hitter's the aggressor.
I just didn't do anything right today. It's just one of those games.
I just didn't do anything right. Just tip your hat to them. They had a good approach. I found myself in deep counts and their hitters got aggressive. No excuses.
It's definitely frustrating to see when you know the capability of our team. We just haven't hit it yet.
The bottom line is, I'm not playing good baseball. I'm still happy to be here, I just hope we can advance so I get one more start.
Especially the last couple of days people were very excited, more excited than I was, ... I was eager to see how things were going to turn out, but I slept easy (Wednesday) night. ... I'm the second-best pitcher in the National League, which is not that dang bad.
It was a good bunt. It made me go to the baseline. It was just well-executed.