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...
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.
ball early effective game good kept last mind pitch rain ready slider
I was ready to pitch my game once we started. The rain was the last thing on my mind. I had a good fastball, kept the ball down in the zone, and my slider was effective early in the game.
ball bit chance change double gone hit might plays season slower talking turn turned
If the ball had been hit a bit slower and I didn't think I had a chance to turn a double play, I would have probably gone home. But we've turned double plays all season long and can't change anything you've done this season. If we turned that double play we might be talking about something different.
add ahead balls defensive game hit home kept might plays run
He hit a home run that put us ahead and add in the two defensive plays that kept us in the game and made us win. Because if those balls go through, they go ahead and we might lose.
ball defense throwing
I'm throwing the ball well, my defense is outstanding. I'm throwing the ball the way I want to.
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.
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.
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.
downs expected face glad half hope season side though ups
Even though the first half of the season didn't go as I wished, as everyone expected me to be, you just got to face that you have ups and downs and I'm glad that it's on an up side right now, ... I hope I can keep it going.
believe game ready spring
Believe it or not, you get ready for this game from Day 1 in spring training,
beginning decent helping pitching team wins
At the beginning of the year, I was pitching pretty decent but I wasn't getting the wins. Now, I'm getting the wins and helping the team win games.
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.
lost time win
I don't feel that I am the lost stopper on the staff. I just feel that every time that I go out, I can win the game.
good roger
Me and Roger had a very good relationship,