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
bad bully dad fun needed people swagger talking
I was kind of angry. People think they can come in here and bully us, and they're talking bad about the team. My dad called me and said they were making fun of us on TV. I didn't like that. I needed to go out there and get my swagger back.
beat couple good swagger
I feel good right now. I'm getting my swagger back. ... That's very important, because if I don't have it, I'll get beat around like I did the first couple of games.
game major pitcher rise tape type watched
I watched the tape of that game a lot over the winter. I know that's the type of pitcher I can be in the major leagues. A game like that makes you feel that you can rise to any challenge.
bullpen game hoping score team throw trying
I was just trying to keep my team in the game. I wanted to throw five, at least, and get the game to the bullpen. I was hoping we could score some runs, so that the bullpen could do (its) job.
kept lose slap squeezed turn
I thought I was getting squeezed a little bit. I wanted to lose control, but I just kept my composure. I'd just turn around and slap my thigh.
arm carry good group hopefully maybe problems
Maybe that's a good thing for us. Having a young group of guys, hopefully we won't have any arm problems and we can carry the team.
clue felt great mixing
I was mixing in all my pitches. They had no clue what was coming. I felt great out there.
minor prove time won
I think it's time for me to get a major-league job. I really don't know what else I have to prove in the minor leagues. I've won at every level. I've done everything I can do.
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.
hope judge
I hope they don't judge me on this one. Or the ones before it.
bad boos game good heart team trying
I made some good pitches, some bad pitches. I was just trying to keep my team in the game as much as I can. The boos were kind of getting to me, but I gutted it out. I wanted to show how big my heart is.
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.
felt great oh
Oh man, it felt great out there. It felt like everything was working all the way through.