My last outing, my curve and change were very ineffective, so that was my only goal today. I feel like I got that piece of the puzzle going, so now it's a matter of getting everything working together, and I'm not that far off.

It's not good, but I don't know how bad it is. Anything I do with twisting, I'll probably feel it.

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.

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

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.