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...
against attack game key last past plan strikes throw
I'm going to attack them the same way I have in the past and the same way I did last time. I think that's the key against every major-league team, throw strikes and attack them. I don't think my game plan is going to change, anything at all.
bothering mental physical rumors trade worked
I just worked more on my mental and physical health, ... The trade rumors were bothering me.
ball comfort confidence level passing past strikes throwing walking zone
The comfort level comes from throwing strikes like I have in the past and passing the ball around the strike zone and not walking as many people, and that comes from confidence, ... When you have confidence you have success, and that's when you have wins.
brother call game information mom
The first thing I do after a game is call my mom or brother or someone, and I don't know how they do it, but they get the information before I can tell them, ... It's pretty funny.
coach confidence manager pitching received
The confidence I have received from my manager and my pitching coach Don Cooper, ... I think my pitching coach and my manager have been really patient.
belong good houses people
All of the good houses belong to people who have emigrated.
cuba abundance shortage
It's amazing how everything here seems like it's in abundance. In Cuba, there is a shortage of everything.
pitching great-friend incredibles
Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend.
beach water looks
Sometimes I just stand on the beach and look at the water, and Cuba feels so close it's unbelievable.
team feels i-can
The day I pitch, I feel confident I can stop the other team.
games league levels
Pitching in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and Central American games prepared me to pitch at the big-league level.
cuban
I'm Cuban and I always will be.
country government people
The government is one thing and the country of Cuba and my people are something different completely, .. It's like the United States government and your country. You don't have to agree with the policies to be proud of your country.
against baseball best competition cuba double explaining government played players playing pressure top watching
If Cuba wins, it is expected. If they lose, there will be a lot of explaining because baseball is the top sport and if you don't win, it's a problem. The pressure is going to be double for Cuba. You have the government watching and you are playing against the best players in the world. This will be the best competition Cuba has ever played against.