If I Could Straighten It Out (his

People Who Write About Spring Training Not Being Necessary Have Never Tried To Throw A Baseball.

The Only Time I Really Try For A Strikeout Is When I'm In A Jam. If The Bases Are Loaded With None Out, For Example, Then I'll Go For A Strikeout. But Most Of The Time I Try To Throw To Spots. I Try To Get Them To Pop Up Or Ground Out. On A Strikeout I Might Have To Throw Five Or Six Pitches, Sometimes More If There Are Foul-offs. That Tires Me. So I Just Try To Get Outs. That's What Counts - Outs. You Win With Outs, Not Strikeouts.

I Became A Good Pitcher When I Stopped Trying To Make Them Miss The Ball And Started Trying To Make Them Hit It.

I Don't Know If Cortisone Is Good For You Or Not. But To Take A Shot Every Other Ball Game Is More Than I Wanted To Do And To Walk Around With A Constant Upset Stomach Because Of The Pills And To Be High Half The Time During A Ball Game Because You're Taking Painkillers ... I Don't Want To Have To Do That.

The Game Has A Cleanness. If You Do A Good Job, The Numbers Say So. You Don't Have To Ask Anyone Or Play Politics. You Don't Have To Wait For The Reviews.