Jose Contreras
Jose Contreras
José Ariel Contreras Camejois a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in the Cuban National Series, Major League Baseball, and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team...
against last luck maybe red starts success three
When I was a Yankee, I didn't have a lot of luck against Boston, ... In my last three starts against the Red Sox, I've had a lot of success against them. Maybe it's the luck of the uniform.
good relationship taught
We had a very good relationship and he taught me a lot of things,
against ready start
Today, I was ready from the get- go. I was ready from the start today. I wasn't ready from the first inning against Cleveland.
difficult hit players
When I'm in the zone, it's difficult for players to hit me. That's what I've been working on -- getting in the zone.
cuba abundance shortage
It's amazing how everything here seems like it's in abundance. In Cuba, there is a shortage of everything.
pitching great-friend incredibles
Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend.
beach water looks
Sometimes I just stand on the beach and look at the water, and Cuba feels so close it's unbelievable.
team feels i-can
The day I pitch, I feel confident I can stop the other team.
games league levels
Pitching in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and Central American games prepared me to pitch at the big-league level.
cuban
I'm Cuban and I always will be.
country government people
The government is one thing and the country of Cuba and my people are something different completely, .. It's like the United States government and your country. You don't have to agree with the policies to be proud of your country.
language speak talk
We get to talk because we speak the same language,