I know it looked bad, ... He had hammered the ball on the first pitch last time, so I tried to go in.

If I lie, I forget what I said the first time. I won't remember the lie. I don't know how people do it.

To talk to people, I have to spend energy talking to them. If I expend my energy on talking to people and making friends, it takes away from the energy I could focus on getting ready to pitch.

I don't really think about the runs too much. I mean, if we get, like, a five-run lead, then I'll start to pitch according to that.

Everyone watches everyone pitch. If they're doing good, you're trying to take something out of them. I've taken something from probably every average to above-average pitcher I've ever played with - what they do. You see what they do and how you can put that into your game.

It's not easy to play 162 games and be focused the whole time. It takes a lot out of you.