Ervin Santanais a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He has played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, and Atlanta Braves... (wikipedia)
Last year was last year; that was the past and this is the present. You have to do something new.
Right now, it's working. Last year, it worked sometimes.
I don't have to be nervous; It's a baseball game.
I don't feel any different. I feel very good, like how I pitched in the first half.
I feel really good about myself because it seems like at the right time I'm able to get the job done, and that makes me feel very happy.
I go out there and try to do my best. They beat me, ... After the first inning, I got my command.
my mom and dad, the upbringing we had.
I was in big trouble, one out, men on first and third. I just wanted to get a ground ball.
I thought it was a strike. That's up to the umpires,
But now every time when I go to pitch, I feel the difference.
You have to keep pitching, and if you make a mistake you know it is going to be a hit, ... You keep trying to pitch and keep the ball down.
Sometimes I missed my spots, but I think they were waiting for my fastball.
It's all about concentration, keeping the ball down and throwing your pitches. Everything was working tonight.
It's Mike's decision. Not mine. He can do whatever he wants.
Its the same ballgame, ... I dont know what happened. I try to do my job on the road, too.
It's the same ballgame, ... I don't know what happened. I try to do my job on the road, too.
I wanted to keep them off-balance and keep the ball down.
I'm happy anyway because wherever they put me, I'll pitch and do my job.
I'm trying to be. But you never know, because a lot of good hitters don't strike out too much. So you're not able to control that.
He's a professional hitter. I tried to make my pitches. He just hit it.