When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches

It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic, but the acceptance was key to my sobriety. If I had not gained acceptance at that time in my life, I would not be standing here today.

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it

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.

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