Jose Contreras
Jose Contreras
José Ariel Contreras Camejois a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in the Cuban National Series, Major League Baseball, and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team...
cooper due last patience since success year
My success is a lot due to Cooper and the patience he's had with me since last year and through the first half,
believed confidence gives language manager since speaks walked
Since the first day I walked into the clubhouse, everyone believed in me and had confidence in me, ... Even the language barrier. The manager not only speaks Spanish, he's my friend. He gives me a lot of confidence.
believed everybody since walked
Since the first day I walked into the clubhouse, everybody believed in me,
good roger
Me and Roger had a very good relationship,
felt fine time
I felt fine after having such a long time off. No problem.
complete crossed face game great mind offense proud throw
I feel very proud of being part of the staff, ... It never crossed my mind once, though, to throw a complete game because when you face such a great offense as Anaheim you never think this.
asking god good happier work
I feel very good right now. (I've) never been happier than (I am) right now. All (I'm) asking God is to keep me healthy, and everything will work out for the best.
bad outing pitch regardless
When you lose, it's always a bad outing regardless of how you pitch or how many strikeouts you have or what you threw.
bad face facing good honor mostly pitch wish
We pitch mostly the same way, and just facing him is an honor. As good as he is, I wish I had him on my team, but too bad we have to face him.
easier game lose share
When I would lose a game before and they were not here, it was hard, but now it's a little easier to take, ... And when you win, you feel that much better because you can share it with your family.
attack ball behind couple falling great wrong
Falling behind on Garret Anderson, such a great hitter. You attack him the wrong way and you are going to get hurt. After that, I wasn't locating the ball the way I was the first couple of batters and they got back-to-back hits. I got myself in trouble.
kept paid process sending struggling
Even when Jose was struggling we kept sending him back in there to get over it. It was a long process and it paid real well,
hear heard pitching roger watch
Even when I was in Cuba, I hear of Roger Clemens, and I was a big admirer. I'd heard so much about him, and then I got to see him pitch. Everything about his pitching is perfect. You watch him and you see nothing wasted.
against both bring games hopefully needed respect team
I've got a lot of respect for the Yankees, but I think it's just coincidence I pitched well against them. Both games were big games and we needed that. Hopefully I can bring this game against every team I face.