John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didnt use it much. He didnt want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.

Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.

I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.

What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.

I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.

You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.

He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.