Joel Pineiro
Joel Pineiro
Joel Alberto Piñeirois a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseballfor the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...
confidence great himself looking player
Before the out, I was looking at first base. It's great for a young player to have that kind of confidence in himself to make that play.
business care control helps pitcher prove situations type
I know what I can do. I know what type of pitcher I can be, and if I take care of my business and prove things to myself, right there that helps this team, because as a pitcher, you're the one with the ball. You have the control of the situations you're in.
pitcher type
I know what type of pitcher I can be.
five helped lead lift nine runs
That helped me to go all nine right there. A 3-1 lead is nothing. Getting those five runs there was a big lift for the team.
kept sweet trying
I kept trying to make my pitches, but I kept elevating the ball. That's his sweet spot.
fastball game good spot trying works
I'm able to spot my fastball and everything works off that. I'm trying to take it one game at a time, so let's just say I'm in a good groove.
days hit throw
It was one of those days where everything you throw up there, they hit it or it's a ball.
ball ballpark blowing good hit wind wood
I wanted to put the ball in play and he put good wood on it. It was a sinker. ... He hit it to the right part of the ballpark and the wind was blowing that way.
ball seeing
They were seeing the ball like it was a basketball.
balls best hit worry
They hit some balls hard. I never worry about our defense. I think we have one of the best defenses.
biggest others personally pitcher proven respect
Every season's big. I don't want to say it's my biggest year. But ... personally I want others to respect me as a proven pitcher in this league.
carry challenge confidence extra feeling great late matter maybe next
I've been feeling great all year. It was just a matter of having that extra confidence to go out there and challenge people. Maybe it's a little too late in the season, but it's something I can carry over to next year.
count early felt ground knew strikes throw
Once we got that eight-spot up there, I felt a little more relaxed. I knew I had to throw strikes early in the count and get some ground balls. That's what happened.
tough
But we had a tough battle. And we'll get them tomorrow.