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.

Plus, when you get in tough situations, like the bases loaded and nobody out, you never give in.

When I went back to Shea last year it really hit me how much the fans care for me, it still gives me goose bumps. I want to do the right thing for them and my family.

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.

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

My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

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