I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston.

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, when you shake hands.

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

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

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