Big Sexy

One of the most beautifully made sports books I’ve ever seen. -- Ben Reiter * New York Times bestselling author of Astroball *
“Every moment with Bartolo Colón is a story. He’s an awesome guy." -- Manny Ramirez * Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox teammate *
“He was one of those guys who, when he took the mound, he went all out.” -- Omar Vizquel * Cleveland Indians teammate *
“He’s a great guy, a great human being, who does a lot of things for his country, and he never takes anything for granted." -- Albert Pujols * friend and World Baseball Classic teammate for the Dominican Republic *
"Every time he would start, before the game we’d play hide-and-seek. He’d come out of the locker room, and I’d be hiding. I’d have a tarp over me; I’d hide behind walls. I was in garbage cans, linen baskets. And he would always find me, and he would give off this belly laugh. Sometimes I’d jump out at him from inside a closet. It was like we were a couple of kids again.” -- Dan Warthen * New York Mets pitching coach *
“He could have pitched for me forever.” -- Terry Collins * New York Mets manager *
“He held up his right arm and said, ‘Don’t worry, Dad. With this arm I’m going to make you rich and you won’t have to work anymore.’" -- Miguel Valerio Colón * father *
“My mother did tell me he was a genius at math, though.” -- José Antonio Torres Reyes * general manager at the Bartolo Colón Baseball Academy *