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 just want to throw strikes. If I can't throw strikes, I'm worthless.
I didn't do anything right today. When I had to throw strikes and get them to put the ball in play, I couldn't do it.
We're definitely upset about this game. It was a tough loss. But I should have done better. I should have thrown more strikes and put them on their heels and I didn't.
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 know about having days off. They can be helpful sometimes, especially late in the year. It's just key to go out there and establish early, especially in this park where they can put up some crooked numbers early.
Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.
It's not about the money for me.
I'm not a conventional guy. I've never been a conventional guy.
I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.
I want to be a traveling circus in that big-league uniform, like everybody else.
I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.
As far as the anxiety, I have no idea about it. I don't feel like I have any nervousness out there. I'm just a guy who really cares about being competitive and that's the bottom line.
I feel I let my team down today. My heart is bleeding for everybody else. I felt like I should have gotten it done today. That's how it is. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't.