My father wasn't the best role model to me.

Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.

It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.