Luis Sojo
Luis Sojo
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojois a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter...
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.
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Clutch hitting has been the missing ingredient for us. The Cubans are very good fastball hitters and they showed they were ready whenever they got that pitch.
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.
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I'm very happy at the appointment, and now we have to put together a team that puts Venezuela's name high up there. But I think in Venezuela there are enough quality players to win the title. I hope the best are available.
add extra needed people totally wondered
When it first happened, people wondered why you needed to add an extra team, and they didn't like it. Now it's totally different.
alex boston hitting league led left message minnesota rodriguez talked winter year
We wanted to take 15 pitchers. It was tough. He wasn't the only one. Luis Rodriguez with Minnesota led the league in hitting in winter ball. But we wanted to keep 15 pitchers. I left a message to Alex and I talked to Luis. With Alex, it's his first year with Boston and I know that's important, too. We just didn't have any choice.
We wanted to take 15 pitchers. It was tough.
behind capable delivering hitter quite
You have an accomplished hitter like Moises Alou behind him. He's quite capable of delivering a big hit.
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.
putting represent team together
If they don't come to practice, they don't want to be on the team. This isn't about individualism, it's about putting together a team that can represent us with honor.
course thinking
Of course everyone is thinking about Venezuela. We're one of the favorites.
guys knew matter round second tougher
My guys knew it was going to be tough, no matter who we played. Now we go to the second round and it's going to be tougher and tougher.