You put deadlines on people you really don't want, because that's how you feel about them.

I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New York.

I like starting. It's pretty cool.

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.

Announcers don't do enough of the cat-and-mouse strategy and all the work that goes into it. You watch a broadcast and guys get the pitches wrong.

You put deadlines on people you really don't want, because that's how you feel about them.