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...
cannot conversation deep fan fans talk though understand wants
If a fan wants to say something to me, they don't know what to say because I can't understand them, ... So they can't get to know me. Even though I can talk to fans about the game, I cannot get into a deep conversation and talk about the things I want to talk about.
bit good knew work
It was a little bit of a motivation, but I never let it get to me, ... I knew if I work hard, good things will happen.
looked
The way he pitched looked so perfect, you wanted to try to do the same,
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,
both fair focus glad rid rumors season trade
I wanted to get it done before the season started so I could focus on the season and get rid of any trade rumors that would come. We've been working on it all spring, and I'm glad it got done before the season started. It was fair for both parties.
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.
few happens next obviously trainer treatment worried
The trainer said not to worry, but obviously I'm worried a little bit. I'm going to get treatment and see what happens the next few days.
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.
language speak talk
We get to talk because we speak the same language,
bad chicago dedicate deserve fans game great pitching stood waited
Today's game was a great one and I dedicate it to Chicago and the fans of Chicago who have waited for so long. I know they deserve this because they stood by me when I was pitching bad and now that I'm pitching great.
difference everyday learn normal performance tasks
I don't think you would see a difference in the performance of normal everyday tasks where you don't need to learn something new,
change double might plays season talking turned
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.
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.