Luis Sojo
Luis Sojo
Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojois a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter...
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.
best happy high hope name players puts quality team together venezuela win
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.
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.
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.
factor guys pitching
My guys didn't come through. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about it because pitching was a big factor in this game.
decision guys office pitching tonight tough
The pitching has been great. They all want the ball. It's making it tough for me when I get to the ballpark, because I see all these guys going to my office and they all want the ball. But we've got to make a decision and tonight it was the right one.
behind capable delivering hitter quite
You have an accomplished hitter like Moises Alou behind him. He's quite capable of delivering a big hit.