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Enrique Rojas

What we've learned: Even at 39, Colon continues to beat the baseball odds
329 Days ago

siralamosa

His fastball was much straighter before the break and surgery. Big heat, but easier to hit when he made a mistake in the middle of the plate. He's learned to make it dance since deciding to return. His ability to locate pitches has always been top drawer. I wish him well.
329 Days ago

OakAsNORCAL

They do have a surgery named after him Rojas, it is called a COLONoscopy. Go A's!!!!
329 Days ago

captainfrizo21

Back in his prime he was one guy you certainly didn't want to see your team go up against. He was one of the best for quite a while. I'll always respect Bartolo. It's a shame that his health has become an issue for him the past several years. I hope he recovers from his latest injury quickly and gets many more starts on the mound before walking away.
329 Days ago

bigfat1972

colon's story and comeback is a great one, but let's not get too excited here. he was tremendous for the yanks until about mid-July and then fell apart. this season he's been slightly below average ERA-wise for the As, but has made up for it by pitching a good # of innings and he's not getting paid much. he's a good guy to be your team's 4 or 5 if you expect/pay him for about 100 quality innings/14-16 starts and you have a kid in AAA who isn't ready to make the team in spring training, but who you expect to be ready come late july/august. if he keeps his health he should be able to sign a few more $1-$2 million contracts if teams follow that logic, though with his body NL teams would probably be scared of him hitting and having to run.
329 Days ago

Watjalukinat

Why is it available in spanish as well?
329 Days ago

Patency1

Interview & article were originally in Spanish, they just felt like translating this one to English, I suppose.
329 Days ago

cristikaib79564

Bartolo Colon is like a fine wine - http://bit.ly/JUST-GETS-BETTER-WITH-AGE
329 Days ago

seminyak

Bart is a quality pitcher. Legend of the game.
329 Days ago

yourfriendjoel

Holy $@%!, he got fat. Go Tribe!
329 Days ago

siralamosa

His fastball was much straighter before the break and surgery. Big heat, but easier to hit when he made a mistake in the middle of the plate. He's learned to make it dance since deciding to return. His ability to locate pitches has always been top drawer. I wish him well.
329 Days ago

OakAsNORCAL

They do have a surgery named after him Rojas, it is called a COLONoscopy. Go A's!!!!
329 Days ago

captainfrizo21

Back in his prime he was one guy you certainly didn't want to see your team go up against. He was one of the best for quite a while. I'll always respect Bartolo. It's a shame that his health has become an issue for him the past several years. I hope he recovers from his latest injury quickly and gets many more starts on the mound before walking away.
329 Days ago

bigfat1972

colon's story and comeback is a great one, but let's not get too excited here. he was tremendous for the yanks until about mid-July and then fell apart. this season he's been slightly below average ERA-wise for the As, but has made up for it by pitching a good # of innings and he's not getting paid much. he's a good guy to be your team's 4 or 5 if you expect/pay him for about 100 quality innings/14-16 starts and you have a kid in AAA who isn't ready to make the team in spring training, but who you expect to be ready come late july/august. if he keeps his health he should be able to sign a few more $1-$2 million contracts if teams follow that logic, though with his body NL teams would probably be scared of him hitting and having to run.
329 Days ago

Watjalukinat

Why is it available in spanish as well?
329 Days ago

Patency1

Interview & article were originally in Spanish, they just felt like translating this one to English, I suppose.
329 Days ago

cristikaib79564

Bartolo Colon is like a fine wine - http://bit.ly/JUST-GETS-BETTER-WITH-AGE
329 Days ago

seminyak

Bart is a quality pitcher. Legend of the game.
329 Days ago

yourfriendjoel

Holy $@%!, he got fat. Go Tribe!
329 Days ago