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
ball climb division good playing trying wild
We're trying to climb up there in the division and the wild card, ... We're playing good ball right now, and we have to come back (Thursday) and get a win.
days four games home looking playoff sitting together
We have four more days together as a team, ... and then I'll be sitting at home looking at the playoff games - and we should be there.
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.
stay traded
I'm always traded and moving, ... I'd like to stay in one place, and I'd like to stay here.
bit last losing today
Losing last night, losing today makes it a little bit of a downer.
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.
fast guys pitches strikes throwing whatever worked
I was just throwing my pitches for strikes and whatever happened, happened. I got some strikeouts and I worked quick. I wanted to work fast and try to get guys out,
bad pitching strike
My pitching wasn't always in the strike zone. I never thought that would happen. It's too bad it couldn't have been like in Phoenix.
good knows
He knows me and I know him. What else can I say? He's a good hitter.
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.
You know how he gets. Guillen is Guillen.
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.