Odalis Perez
Odalis Perez
Odalis Amadol Pérezis a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He played with the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Kansas City Royals, and the Washington Nationals...
believe hard last season winning year
It has been a frustrating season for everyone, ... It is hard to believe that we are out of it this year (after winning the division) last year.
advantage hold last love pitcher
Any pitcher would love to have our offense. Last time, I couldn't hold a five-run lead. So I said to myself, 'This time, that's not going to happen,' or I would be embarrassed to not take advantage of those runs.
finish last sad third won year
It's very sad to think last year you won the division, and this year you finish third or fourth.
believe division forward games hard last left next team three won year
It's hard to believe that we won the division last year and this year we're out of it. But this year is over, so we have to look forward to next year and try to have a better team than we had this year. It's frustrating to know you have three games left and then you go home.
act belong leagues players
Those young players act like they've been in the big leagues for a long time, ... They play like they belong here.
beginning chemistry desire playing spring
Playing the way we were playing, I didn't have the desire to come to the ballpark. This year, from what I see from the beginning of spring training, the chemistry is different.
super
For us, it's big. Because it's like the World Cup. It's like a Super Bowl. It's crazy.
good great growing guys jackie outside robinson
Jackie Robinson has been great for baseball. He showed that if you're good enough to make it pro, you're going to play. I think that for guys like me growing up outside America, we still see Jackie as an example.
beat business coaching dad dugout good spent time
We're in a different dugout now. They were good for us. We spent so much time together, but now we're enemies. If you have to beat them, you beat them. Business is business. If my dad was coaching on the other side, I still want to beat him.
feels golf great guys players talk year
By far. Because even if we had great players in the past, they didn't communicate like these guys and talk to the young guys. This year is different. The guys play golf and dominoes and cards. Everything here feels better this year.
I know in the Dominican right now, it's a funeral.
release
It's no good. I started throwing, and when I go down, when I release the ball, it pinches me.
bothering days feeling maybe next playing start starting throwing
I'm playing long-toss and feeling better, ... Maybe in the next 10 days I can start throwing in the bullpen. It's not bothering me now, and I'm starting to throw harder.
consistency fastball mixed pitches threw
I mixed my pitches and threw my fastball with more consistency. Everything is working.