Oliver Perez
Oliver Perez
Óliver Pérez Martínezis a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros. He has also competed for the Mexican national baseball team in the 2006, 2009, and 2013 World Baseball Classics...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 August 1981
anybody throw
I had a no-hitter, that is why I was so surprised. I want to show what I can do. There's no way I would ever throw at anybody intentionally.
everybody excited games ready represent team wants
Everybody wants to represent their country. You are excited because you want to be with your team and get ready for the games start.
fastball thinking
The fastball is coming, but I'm not thinking about the fastball right now. I'm thinking about the game, and the fastball is going to come.
bit happy knew surprised
I'm happy for that opportunity, and I'm going to try to do my best, obviously. I was a little bit surprised. Not surprised because you want to be on the team, and I knew I was. But I thought there were other guys.
forget
It was not my day. I'll try to forget this game.
I wanted to win, but the more important thing is we got the win. We are a team. It's not just me.
bit good miss missed today
I want to be on the zone. Today I didn't miss high. I just missed a little bit outside, inside. That's good for me.
good next prepared spring training year
Every year is a different year, ... This has been a disappointing year. I have to come to spring training next year prepared to have a good year.
foot stay throw
Don't go too quickly. Stay on the back foot and throw the ball.
everybody forget good happens knows start winning
Everybody knows it's how you finish, not how you start. We're not winning now, so we're going to forget this game. We know we can start winning games. It's part of baseball. This happens to the good teams.
pitch pressure
That's when you put too much pressure on yourself. And if you do that, you don't pitch well. I'm not going to think so much about it and just play baseball. That's what I'll tell those guys, too.
feeling good quick relaxed throwing
I was feeling good and throwing hard, but I was going too quick through my delivery. I have to be more relaxed and more consistent.
continue control felt good hurt last mechanics move quickly velocity work year
I felt good (Sunday). I used all my pitches. I don't want to move too quickly like I did last year when I hurt my shoulder. I'm going to continue to work on my mechanics. My control is better, my mechanics are better, and my velocity is coming.
felt pitches threw took
I felt good, but I threw too many pitches and that's why they took me out,