I know about having days off. They can be helpful sometimes, especially late in the year. It's just key to go out there and establish early, especially in this park where they can put up some crooked numbers early.

I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.

I want to be a traveling circus in that big-league uniform, like everybody else.

Every day's a blessing, so I'm just out there throwing my best.

I love what I do. I'm appreciative and I'm still competitive. I still love baseball, but it doesn't consume me. If I can't do it anymore, then I go home and do something else. It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of your career.

I'm a happy-go-lucky guy.

I just want to throw strikes. If I can't throw strikes, I'm worthless.