He's almost like another kid or nephew of mine. |
He's one guy who has given up more home runs than I did. |
I am the most loyal player money can buy. |
I think it's going to be very difficult. Are guys talented enough? Oh, heck yes, |
I think the pitching situation is a huge, huge difference. But I also think the youth of that team is an asset. We had a lot of guys with a lot of scars on them. |
I think you form a bond of different personalities where even without saying a word you challenge each other to be good. You don't want to be the weak link in the chain. |
If you didn't keep a win-loss total, he'd still want to go out there. The guy wants the responsibility that comes with being as starting pitcher. 'This is my job.' I love that about Roger Clemens. |
If you want to be good at anything, sometimes you have to walk the edge. |
It has nothing to do with age, ... I think it has to do with the makeup of the person. |
Let's face it. To win 300 games, you have to win 15 games a year for 20 years. Not many guys are going to want to pitch 20 years. |
Most kids at that age had 4-H projects. My mother had me. |
People ask all the time, 'What's he done with his life?' ... He's enjoyed it. |
There are a lot of similarities to that situation. I remember sitting on the plane with Bob Boone, and he said, 'Sometimes when you let the air out of a balloon, it's hard to pump it up again.' That's how we felt. |
These guys can sweep somebody with these three pitchers, |