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...
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.
behind count defense finish game grew kept lead pitch stay
I told myself I wanted to finish the game (once the lead grew to 8-1). The defense behind me was very good, and that kept my pitch count down and enabled me to stay in the game.
good happen later maybe pitcher system time
We've all been there. Maybe it'll be good later that he's getting it out of his system now. Every pitcher who's ever been out there has had that happen at one time or another.
best days last pitching staff three
To me, they have the best pitching staff all around. The last three days have been amazing.
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.
amazing clutch four hits innings last pitching slider three
The first four innings were good. My slider was not working well. Other than that they got clutch hits and their pitching has been amazing the last three days.
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.
came next turning
That was the turning point. Then we came back the next inning and scored some runs.
guys learn playing throwing
I was playing catch-up all year. But I'm not making excuses, because even if you're throwing 85 or 86 mph, you can still get guys out. You just have to learn from your experiences and improve.
balls eight felt strikes threw throwing
I was throwing strikes and getting ahead. All of a sudden, I threw like eight (nine) balls in a row and I was like, 'What's going on?' I felt fine. I don't know what happened.
balls counts kept running
I was getting by, but I was running a lot of long counts 3-0, 3-1. Then in that one inning, the fifth, they got a lot of balls, like grounders, through on me and they just kept doing it.
tough
But we had a tough battle. And we'll get them tomorrow.
arm feels good
I feel like I'm ready. My arm feels good and I'm excited. So it's going to be a lot of fun, not just for me. But I think for all of baseball.