We had a good bullpen in New York last year when I was there, but I was the guy who went out there and ate up innings every seven or 10 days. I wasn't getting a chance to pitch. I was paying my dues and there are some guys on this team that are doing the same thing. I try to keep them positive.

In a year when we've shuffled quite a few things in the bullpen, this guy's really emerging as a guy going into next year you look at to pitch deep innings. He's a very high-energy guy out there, likes to be out there and has that look in him that he's going to get you out.

When I was in the bullpen, I felt good, ... And I said, 'Let's see what happens in the game.'

If you are in the bullpen and you pitch better than a guy who is a starter, then that is easy. That guy is going to be starting.

Our bullpen was poor. We walked too many guys and the only time we pitched well was when no body was on base and there wasn't any pressure.

You can't go wrong following King. King's such a good guy to model yourself after. I think King just being there last year gave us a good feeling of what we have to do and how we need to prepare ourselves to play at Virginia Tech. King taught us how to block, the plays, how to read the defense. I learned a lot watching King.