Consistency is something you can always improve on. You can be more consistent with your mental approach, the things you do physically on the mound. Instead of doing 5 good pitches an inning, try to make six. You can always do more of what you are doing well and try to be as consistent as you can be.

I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. I want to be back. I expect to be back. I will be back.

There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not there, because I'm still learning. But I really know how to do this. I'm not just hoping to get it where I want it... Let the other guys do it half-assed.

You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.

The dirt was OK, but once you hit the grass... Wet grass is slippery

What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.

If you are content with yourself, you'll stop taking those little steps forward and begin taking big steps backward.