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.
clutch cubans fastball good hitters hitting ingredient missing ready whenever
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.
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.
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.
freddy hard mound san tomorrow work
We have Carlos on the mound tomorrow and Freddy comes next, and we'll have to work hard to get to San Diego.
discipline requires responsibility team whoever
Whoever is on this team requires a lot of responsibility and discipline.
bit five four great hopefully next seven talked took winning
I think he took it personal. We talked a little bit that day. I said listen, 'It's over, come back next year. You've got a long way to go. You've got seven more years here. So, hopefully you end up winning four or five world championships.' We've got a great team. Hopefully, they keep it together.
definitely edge gives wild
It definitely gives you an edge to be the wild card. You feel like you've already been in the playoffs.
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.
along best country favorites paper plans players republic united united-states win
On paper we are the favorites along with the Dominican Republic and the United States, but things are not predictable in baseball. Every country has their best players on their squads and have plans to win it all.
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.