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
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.
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.
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 fathomed it. I never fathomed winning 15 games.
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.
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.
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.