This is as sharp as I've been all year, ... made my slider better, my splitter better, made everything better.

We went with the fastball and splitter for the first four innings, then worked in the slider during the last three. I don't know who was more nervous there at the end -- him or me -- because I really wanted him to get it, and I didn't want to call the wrong pitch for him.

It was a nice way to end it. I got over 190 innings and got my ERA down. I've got some things to take into the winter and have a little firepower on my side. ... I told Felipe (Alou), 'This is my game, I want to go back out.' I hadn't won in a long time.

A guy hits a 3-2 change and takes it to dead center, you've got to tip your cap, ... The mistake was the walk before it.

To have him in there will be huge,

To have him in there I think is going to be huge.