If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.

I'm glad I don't have to face that guy (Don Mattingly) every day. He has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes or what, but you can tell he means business.

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

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

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

You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.

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.