The guys on his team are going to know that the manager at the end of the bench has done a lot of homework on the opposing team and should translate into many wins,

I call her an angel and a saint and I'll say that as long as she's around. She worked so hard to bring us up right.

I didn't help our team. I wasn't able to stop the bleeding.

But I'm still not 100% convinced that Roger Clemens took steroids. I'm not.

Hey, for the first time in 20 years I can be down the Shore for July Fourth fireworks. Maybe go to Seaside for Memorial Day. I always missed that.

I look at this as a second life. Every game feels like an event. Every pitch matters. I need that. It elevates your aggressiveness.

I love the game very much, but when you were a certain type of player for a few years, being a front-end starter, that's the way I still think I can pitch. But the body tells you no.

I remember being in shock. The night before the Orioles had told my brothers (both pitchers in the organization at the time) that they were going to take me with the last pick in the first round. The Yankees had taken a very low profile.

I knew yesterday was the day, because everybody was leaving today. I knew I had a chance.

I want to get my feet wet, see if this is what I want to do. At least it keeps me around the game.