Esteban Loaiza
Esteban Loaiza
Esteban Antonio Loaiza is a Mexican semi-retired baseball pitcher. He played for several teams and was the American League's starting pitcher in the 70th anniversary 2003 All-Star Game in Chicago...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 December 1971
game mind putting
It's nice, but there's still a lot of game left. All I had on my mind was putting up zeros.
entire game hit nation pitchers putting win
This game wasn't about me, it is about us the entire team, the entire nation of Mexico. If we pitchers keep putting up zeros and we hit like we did tonight, I think we can win this tournament.
career eight given home innings runs time
I've only pitched eight innings and I've given up so many runs, so many home runs and so many walks. This is the first time in my career I've done this in two starts.
ads mentioned ourselves promoted prove puerto republic television united
The television ads promoted the United States, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. They never mentioned Mexico. So we had to prove ourselves on the field.
erase trying
I've been doing my job. I'm just trying to erase my record.
head league
I've been in the league for a long time. I just have to get it out of my head and think about Minnesota.
needed teammates
I wanted to go out there and battle, ... We needed this win. I wanted to put some zeroes on the board, and my teammates responded well with the bats.
cup good interested looking mexico people players qualify second success
Mexico is usually more about the World Cup of soccer, but people are interested in this because we have a good team. We have a lot of players who've had success in their careers. Looking at the brackets, I think we can qualify for the second round.
You have to do what you have to do. Let's go. We have to win.
both change hit hitters kept looking noticed sides spots throw today trying
I think I went out there today trying to hit my spots and change speeds, and throw my sinkers and cutters on both sides of the plate. I think the first two hitters that I faced, I noticed they were looking inside, so I kept away and away.
You know how he gets. Guillen is Guillen.
career leading people starts strikes tried work
I got the first one out of the way. I have 36 more starts leading in the playoffs. Then we'll go from there. I tried and wanted to get first-pitches strikes but it didn't work out. I know in my career I get a lot of people out that way. Today, nothing was working for me.
gave home mario roger run
I was going to keep it, but I gave it to Mario because it was really a home run and it was off Roger Clemens.
bit last losing today
Losing last night, losing today makes it a little bit of a downer.