We speak for the entire Giants organization when we say that there is no place in society for hatred and bullying against anyone.

Big league defense is going to get outs most times.

I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.

I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why.

Everyone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might death be? I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that.

I need to have perspective. That's one of the big things former players told me, to not try to live up to anything, just live up to yourself.

I just write mechanical things.