You can go up in the air and everything is gone. You know, you don't think about baseball. You don't think about anything. It's just something that takes you away from everyday life. I love being in a plane and looking down to see traffic on the freeway.

I may not be in the weight room as much as some guys, but I get my work done.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly.

On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%.

You can go up in the air and everything is gone. You know, you don't think about baseball. You don't think about anything. It's just something that takes you away from everyday life. I love being in a plane and looking down to see traffic on the freeway.

The flying? I'm not worried about it. I'm safe up there. I feel very comfortable with my abilities flying an airplane.