Hancock and Brad both, in fastball counts they threw fastballs, which is OK as long as you have some movement and some location. Right down the middle, that's not what they were trying to do. [They] paid the penalty.

I felt real good out there. I threw a lot of fastballs and the fastball was down. That's going to be a big pitch for me. I had to get the feel for it. Today was a good start.

[La Russa on Saturday suggested Brad Thompson would be Mulder's replacement if he couldn't pitch on Sunday. Duncan preferred Eldred.] Cal's had four days off and he's done it before, ... Thompson has pitched well in his role so why disrupt him?

I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.

He threw the ball well. He has a live fastball and slider.

I had started law school at Florida State University as a part-timer. I would go two quarters, and they allowed me to drop out to play baseball, and then I'd get readmitted in September. I was convinced I was going to be a lawyer and was using my baseball salary to pay my way through school.