The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless.

Any strikeout record worth having is in a Texas pitcher's pocket. I might come join them one day.

I've definitely always wanted to be the guy they tell, 'Here's the ball. Go do it.'

There are no days off in our division. Even a team like Tampa Bay can beat you up.

I want to be that good. I want to be Barry Bonds. I want when I pitch to be 'Win Day.' I want my teammates to relax on the days I pitch because they know they only have to get us a couple of runs. I'm totally prepared for that.

Pitching is pitching. I've been doing this since I was eight-years-old, playing in my backyard with my dad. The things that work in Double-A will also work in the majors.

What you do during the offseason is, first, build a base. That takes about three weeks, and then you try to get as strong as you can before you go to spring training. Once you get there, you taper down and it's just a maintenance program for the next six or seven months.