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

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.

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

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

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

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

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.