I trained myself to perform on the field.

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.

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.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

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.