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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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