Humberto Cota
Humberto Cota
Humberto Cotais a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Vaqueros Laguna of the Mexican Baseball League. His debut in Major League Baseball occurred on September 9, 2001 with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
scoreboard watching work worry
We can't worry about the standings or watching the scoreboard or any of that kind of stuff. We just need to work on getting better.
almost
He was strong. He was almost like the old Oliver.
arm catch low season strength time
He'll be at least in the low 90s by the time the season starts. He has to catch up. His arm strength is not there yet.
game goes guys help job joke learn mad minds
I go out there and tell them a joke or be mad at them. That's part of the catcher's job. You have to learn all 12 guys and really get into their heads. You have to know the way they think and what goes through their minds in a game and just help them out.
step
We all feel that way. It's such a young rotation. Oliver really has to step it up and be the anchor, the go-to guy. We need him all the way back.
batting came capable couple eighth frustrated productive though
Even though I haven't been doing so well this year, I like batting in the eighth spot. I was getting a little frustrated in the first couple weeks, because I know what I'm capable of doing at the plate. I came up as a productive hitter.
sean tough
More tough luck, man. For Sean and for us. It's a big blow.
break feels
This feels really good, because we didn't want to break that record,
against coaches great guys listening looks manager word
It looks like we've got a great staff. Nothing against the old one, but these are some experienced guys, a manager and coaches that have been there in October. That makes a difference. You can see guys out there listening to every word they say.
anchor rotation
He showed us he can be the anchor in our rotation again.
against bit encouraged expected needed pitches quality three
I kind of expected he was going to be a little bit behind. He only pitched one other inning in the tournament, against Canada. But the thing that really encouraged me the most was that he made the quality pitches when he needed to. He made quality pitches and got three quality innings.
couple follow guys october playing trying
These guys have been in the playoffs. They have been playing in October for a couple of years, and they know what they are doing. As players, we're just trying to follow them.
acting anyone knew knows pitches
I knew it right away. I just didn't tell anyone other than my catcher, ... Just so he knows why my pitches are acting differently.
beat couple division last season series split winning
The last couple of years we've been getting beat by our division rivals. If we want to get a winning season, we at least have to split the season series with these guys.