To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at release.