I never found a place where I wanted to live more than Alvin (Texas).

I never found a place where I wanted to live more than Alvin (Texas).

I cant think of anything more humiliating than losing a ballgame to a guy who steals home on you. It happened to me one time against Kansas City. I had a 2-2 count on the hitter - and Amos Otis broke from third. The pitch was a ball and slid in safe. I felt like a nickel.

And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career.

I guess that's what Little League is all about -- trying.