Once we clinched the division, we got really hot.

Basically, we had to remake him. We worked on his delivery to speed him up and get him to hold runners better. He was also tipping his pitches. But most of all we needed to instill confidence in him.

Let's face it, there was a lot of criticism when he started in New York. I've been saying, if that would have ruined his career, then he's not the guy we thought he was anyway. And we've all seen first-hand that's not the case.

It's amazing. But I guess I should stop being amazed by them at this point.

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

Obviously, he [dropped down] in the second, so that meant he was feeling good. I asked him [if he was OK], and he shook his head and really gave me a good look in his eyes, like, 'Yeah, I'm OK now.