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

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

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.

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

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.

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