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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.