Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they're still going to blow out. Pitching is hard on the arm.

I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.

When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.

I'm basically a country person.

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they're still going to blow out. Pitching is hard on the arm.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.