Ervin Santana
Ervin Santana
Ervin Santanais a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He has played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, and Atlanta Braves...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 December 1982
CityLa Romana, Dominican Republic
ground men
I was in big trouble, one out, men on first and third. I just wanted to get a ground ball.
ball mistake pitch trying
You have to keep pitching, and if you make a mistake you know it is going to be a hit, ... You keep trying to pitch and keep the ball down.
time
But now every time when I go to pitch, I feel the difference.
baseball
I don't have to be nervous; It's a baseball game.
I don't feel any different. I feel very good, like how I pitched in the first half.
last worked
Right now, it's working. Last year, it worked sometimes.
last past year
Last year was last year; that was the past and this is the present. You have to do something new.
I thought it was a strike. That's up to the umpires,
dad mom upbringing
my mom and dad, the upbringing we had.
good job seems time
I feel really good about myself because it seems like at the right time I'm able to get the job done, and that makes me feel very happy.
beat
I go out there and try to do my best. They beat me, ... After the first inning, I got my command.
hit tried
He's a professional hitter. I tried to make my pitches. He just hit it.
control good hitters strike trying
I'm trying to be. But you never know, because a lot of good hitters don't strike out too much. So you're not able to control that.
anyway happy pitch wherever
I'm happy anyway because wherever they put me, I'll pitch and do my job.