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...
best country everybody knows players quality won
Everybody knows the quality of players from Cuba. All of the championships we won -- you have to be one of the best in the whole country to be one of the 25 who are coming.
extra stands support wife
It's a big difference, ... You have that extra support when you look into the stands and see your wife and kids.
guys leave lose
They can't leave me out there. I'll lose the game, ... We have guys out there that are fresher.
difficult hit players
When I'm in the zone, it's difficult for players to hit me. That's what I've been working on -- getting in the zone.
against last luck maybe red starts success three
When I was a Yankee, I didn't have a lot of luck against Boston, ... In my last three starts against the Red Sox, I've had a lot of success against them. Maybe it's the luck of the uniform.
good relationship taught
We had a very good relationship and he taught me a lot of things,
along baseball best feed great lets pitchers
Our pitchers get along with Coop. Coop understands us, lets us do what we think is best and we feed off each other very well. He's been a great part of our success.
call might stepped
You might call it lucky, you might call it great, but we stepped it up.
enjoy family few later missed phone sad share talk victory
This is one of the few times when I haven't missed Cuba. I know after this I'm going to feel a little sad because my family hasn't been able to share this victory with me, but later I'll talk to them on the phone and they'll enjoy it, too.
beginning game knew left lose luckily pitch point runs three
This is the beginning of every important game left in the year. I knew that. We can't lose from this point on. Luckily I got three runs and I could pitch more comfortably.
beautiful cares everybody great happening nobody stays
This (demonstration) is great because nobody cares about what's happening (with the bill). It's a beautiful thing, as long as everybody stays calm.
ball rest stay strike zone
The most important thing to me is to stay healthy. If (I) stay healthy, the rest will come. (I) can keep the ball in the zone and strike batters out.
bothering break confidence cooper gave hard mental pressure rumors stuff took trade tried work
After the All-Star break there were trade rumors that were bothering me, ... But Ozzie and Cooper gave me the confidence and took the pressure away from me and I tried to work as hard as I could with my stuff and my mental state.
best league major outing
I think it's my best outing in a major league uniform.