Ian Snell
Ian Snell
Ian Dante Snellis an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. From 2001 to 2003, he went by the name Ian Oquendo, adopting the last name of his wife, and during the 2009 World Baseball Classic he went by Ian Davila-Snell, adopting his stepfather's surname. He throws a mid-90s fastball, along with a curveball, slider and changeup...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 October 1981
baseball car care drive fancy political stuff typical worry wrapped
I'm not the typical ballplayer. I don't drive a fancy car like a lot of guys. I don't get wrapped up in a lot of stuff. I just like to play baseball and win. That's what I care about. The other stuff is political stuff and I don't worry about it.
bumps
It's real tough, but that's the game. You have to go through your bumps and bruises before you get going.
cherish grew pitcher
I'm going to cherish this for a long time. He's a pitcher I grew up idolizing and wanted to be like.
asked baseball excited high level playing struggled team
I'm just excited for my team. To get my team on a high level of playing baseball right now. We struggled of late. I couldn't have asked for a better outing. It was really good.
chip good shoulder worked
I pitched with a chip on my shoulder and it actually worked out good for me.
felt great oh
Oh man, it felt great out there. It felt like everything was working all the way through.
anger belong chip focused game mad throwing
It was a big game for me to show myself that I belong here. I was pretty mad today. I pitched with a chip on my shoulder. When they got hits, it was making me mad. ... I focused that anger on throwing strikes.
fastball game league pitch throw
It was a big game for me. Just to show myself that I can be here, pitch to big league hitters, get them out and throw my fastball and other pitches.
coach helps knowing looser pitching teach yell
It's a lot looser camp, and that's what we kind of needed. It helps you feel more comfortable on the mound, knowing the pitching coach ain't going to yell at you, he's going to teach you.
game head throwing
I told myself then to keep my head in the game and keep throwing strikes.
busted coaching good gotten helped key staff tail words
I've busted my tail this spring. I've gotten good words from the coaching staff and they've helped me out a lot. They don't want you to let up and they haven't let me do that, and that's a key for me.
guys people stuff tinker tinkering
A lot of guys are tinkering with a lot of stuff down here. But I want a job, I want to start, I don't want to tinker with anything. It's all or nothing for me. I want to go out and get people out.
job trying
I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing right now. That's the only thing I can control. I'm just trying to do a job and get a job.