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...
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.
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.
confidence pressure white
I have no pressure with the White Sox. And my confidence is very good.
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.
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.
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,