It's (baseball) on the radio and in the newspapers every day, the only game you can follow on that basis. From whatever arm's length you choose, it's always there.

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

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

Pitch within yourself.

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

God is living in New York, and he's a Mets fan.

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were Little Leaguers.