Luis Sojo
Luis Sojo
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojois a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter...
came needed team
This is the Venezuelan team I wanted to see. I want some more. We came through when we needed to.
fastball hitters
They're fastball hitters and they're very aggressive. They jumped on the fastballs.
clubhouse control follow guys leave men social watch
They're men and they know what they have to do. You can't watch over these guys and try to control their social lives. Of course, when it comes to the clubhouse and the dugout, if you don't follow rules, you have to leave the team.
game strong
That's one thing in this game, you have to be strong mentally. If you're not strong mentally, you're done.
against balls breaking good job threw
They did a very good job against our hitters. They threw a lot of strikes. When we were behind, they threw a lot of breaking balls and changeups.
behind pressure puts
It puts more pressure on us. We just have to put it behind us.
miss move name winning
For 10 years, they've been a winning team, and Mel was a big part of it. It's going to be tough, but that's the name of the game. You have to move on. We're going to miss him, that's for sure.
knows plays teams
This guy, ... he knows what to do. He's been around, so he knows how important he is to the teams he plays for. He's as important for the Yanks now as he was for us back in '95.
against easy guys names pitch telling thank wants
Santana wants to pitch against the Dominican. I'm telling you, these guys are making it easy for me. All I have to do is write out the lineup. Carlos Zambrano wants to do the same thing. I don't do anything, thank God. I just write the names down.
blamed felt took
He blamed himself. I think he took it personal. ... He said, 'I'm sorry, guys.' ... He felt like he let us down.
dream good major people pitchers pitching talking
These guys, they want to be honored. They want to play. We have a good pitching staff, and we have a good lineup, too. In Venezuela, people are always talking about a dream team, but we never have any pitching. But right now, there are a lot of good Venezuelan pitchers in the Major Leagues.
baseball country enjoy expect good guys players pride
These guys enjoy the competition. They are baseball players -- that's what they do. Because they are representing the country makes it more special. I expect good things. There is a lot of pride for Venezuela.
bench best bottom guys hitters major proven sit
These guys are proven hitters in the major leagues. There really wasn't much to do. They're our best hitters and I wasn't going to sit them on the bench or put them at the bottom of the order.