Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate.

I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen.