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 can't even fathom that number - just being able to play baseball and understand how hard it is to win one game. To win 300-plus games is remarkable. To win 200-plus games is remarkable. That's a big number.
Right now it's about winning ball games. Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.
There are only 13 who have done it. It's definitely a hard feat, especially today where the power numbers are greater and the parks are smaller. To be able to be successful and win 20 is special.
It's a great feeling. It's definitely a team effort. You have to have lot of things go your way. Today I was hit and that ended up being the winning run. I've been very fortunate to stay healthy and stay strong.
We're still in this race. That's all I care about, ... We have to win out, and it started today.
Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.
Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.
Keep winning and get to the postseason, I won 20 games and they just dumped one beer on my head. It feels good because I'm helping my team win.
We should win it, most definitely. Every team should feel they have a chance to win, or they shouldn't come out. I don't want to be around guys who don't want to win. We're all in it because we want to win.
It is a high honor especially when you consider I'm so young in my career. I'm going to go out there and try to win the game.
Keep winning and get to the postseason, ... I won 20 games and they just dumped one beer on my head. It feels good because I'm helping my team win.
I never thought I'd be in a situation like this ? to get that many wins in a single season, ... I'm definitely rolling with it.
I'm very excited just to meet with him and talk baseball with him. He's an experienced winner and he comes from a great organization that knows how to win. I think he's going to put that personality and that feeling in our locker room, so it's a good choice.
I'm waiting by my phone to make sure he is all right. He says it's the most wind he's ever seen.