If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.

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

Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. Ive never seen anyone pitch like Lincecum that can throw the ball and get through the front leg. He has that stiff front leg.

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.

There are only two places in this league, First Place and No Place.

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

The artful pitcher must take the inevitable peaks and valleys of pitching in stride and never give in to the batters or lose sight of his/her own strengths.