As far as I'm concerned, I've had my chances and I still have a chance, too, ... I mean you got to play the game the right way. I just want to get ready and pitch in five days and do what I can to throw a good game.

I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to.

I felt like I was on the verge of getting knocked out of the game.

I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound.

I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii.

He's just a good guy. Easy to get along with, very likable, and he played hard and played the game right. It was easy to respect what he did on the field and very easy to like him in the clubhouse. Not many guys can combine the two. He was one of the best at it.