My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came up in 1984, I never saw so many people.

He makes it look easy. You wish there was another league he could get called up to.

I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do.

I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked in the first round. I wasn't even sure I'd get picked at all.

I love the fans and I appreciate how much they care for me.

One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.

The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep.