A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room.

We played hard and we partied hard. I'm not ashamed of that. I was no angel - I did some things I shouldn't have done, lived a lifestyle I shouldn't have lived. I had a blast at times; other times, I probably compromised my job, my duty to do my job, to be ready as a professional.

It really gets into your system. All baseball players have this internal clock around February when it starts to kick in and the juices start to flow. I think underestimated how much I was going to miss it.

I have far too many skeletons in my closet to think about any sort of serious mention of public office.

I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it.

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.