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...
kept paid process sending struggling
Even when Jose was struggling we kept sending him back in there to get over it. It was a long process and it paid real well,
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.
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.
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,
cooper due last patience since success year
My success is a lot due to Cooper and the patience he's had with me since last year and through the first half,
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.
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.
believed everybody since walked
Since the first day I walked into the clubhouse, everybody believed in me,
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.