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.

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

The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games

People judge too much by results. I'm just the opposite. I care about more than results. I'd rather make a good pitch and give up a bloop single than make a bad pitch and get an out.

I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii.

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.

I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention.