Luis Sojo
Luis Sojo
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojois a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter...
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Unfortunately for Carlos Hernandez and the Venezuelan team, he left a pitch there for a great hitter. That's why the great hitters always take advantage when a pitcher makes an error.
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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.
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They're fastball hitters and they're very aggressive. They jumped on the fastballs.
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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.
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You have an accomplished hitter like Moises Alou behind him. He's quite capable of delivering a big hit.
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We've been quiet offensively and today we came through when we needed it. It's not a secret that our fine pitching has kept us afloat in this tournament.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Of course everyone is thinking about Venezuela. We're one of the favorites.
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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.
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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.
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My guys didn't come through. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about it because pitching was a big factor in this game.