My job isn't to strike guys out, it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.

Im a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game.

The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.

Take a look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - what do you think made them successful? They conditioned their arms by pitching more, not less, starting from when they signed their first contract.

Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.

If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.

Fenway is the essence of baseball