I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. You have to go out there and perform. For me, preparation is everything. You have to know how to execute pitches, and know who to throw what pitches, and where.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

Yeah, it's risky, but no more risky than driving a car.

There's nothing easy about being a manager, because you're going to be second-guessed. I respect Charlie as a manager, and even though at the time I didn't agree with it, he put thought into it. It wasn't a blind decision, and it didn't work out, but he stuck by it.

It broke his bat and went 330 feet. I figured it was going to be right there, but it kept back there. It definitely would've been a home run last year.