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

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

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

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.

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important

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

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.