Francisco Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez
Four-time MLB All-Star known as K-Rod who won five games in the 2002 postseason to help the Anaheim Angels win the World Series. He spent his first seven MLB seasons with the Angels, then went on to pitch for the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, and Detroit Tigers.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 January 1982
CityCaracas, Venezuela
great happy head hold pitch
I couldn't make the right pitch at the right moment. I'm disappointed the way I pitched today. At the same time, I'm happy because I had a great year. I've just got to hold my head up high.
goal month number save stay
When I started the season, I just wanted to stay healthy; that was goal No. 1. I also wanted to save 35-40, but 40 was the number on my mind. I still have a month to go.
last three tired
We're all tired from the last three days, but we put all that behind. How are you going to feel tired, especially in the playoffs?
four home maybe months pitch sit sure
Maybe they'll let me pitch 10 or 15 innings. I know for sure they don't want me to pitch ... but I don't want to sit at home for four months doing nothing.
anybody bad baseball everybody innings row season stretch strike throwing
That's how baseball is. You could be throwing 20 innings in a row without anybody scoring. You could strike everybody out. But there's going to be a stretch of the season where you have your bad time. Right now I feel like I've been going through that.
call close
I think it was close enough to call the pitch.
credit great might setup year
He (Shields) has been doing it all year long. He might not get the credit, but to have a great closer, you have to have a great setup man.
stars careers
I'm just at the beginning of my career and because of that I don't consider myself a star.
baseball years next
The most difficult thing in baseball is to be consistent. You can have one good year, but if the next is bad you're defrauding everyone.
heart stuff bigs
When you have a big heart and big stuff, anything is possible.
never-fear
I'm never afraid, never fear anything.
best excited help next proud ready
I'm really happy, excited and proud of myself. Now I just have to put it away and get ready for the next day. Do my best to help the team.
thinking used
Every time I go out to the mound, I think about where I come from and what I used to have.