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.

Spring Training is a fun time for me.

If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.

If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.