When you have a chance to take the ball for the world champs, you take the ball.

I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I'll be embarrassed

My only day off is the day I pitch (in regards to how hard he works out during off-days).

I was pitching on all adrenaline and challenging them. I was throwing the ball right down the heart of the plate.

My main concern is when it's 2-0, I've got to keep it at 2-0. It gives us a little more of a chance. To give up four more runs, that isn't going to get it done. I don't care who you're facing or who you're playing, it's not going to get it done.

When you have a chance to take the ball for the world champs, you take the ball.

The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.