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I'm a fly-ball pitcher, guys.
I love competing against the best.
I relish pitching underneath pressure.
Pitching is both an art and a science.
My slider's been very, very good to me.
I just continue to keep getting better.
I expect to pitch well and pitch efficiently.
Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.
I grew up with dogs. My wife really loves dogs.
Any time I've put extra work in, I see results.
I beat the odds, and I beat the odds so many times.
When you allow stolen bases, that changes the game.
I'm looking to generate strikeouts in every way I can.
Celebrating with your team after wins, that's the best.
I take a great deal of pride in pitching deep into ballgames.
Sometimes you have to throw 120 pitches to figure yourself out.
Turning 30, life has definitely changed - it's changed for the better.
You either get better or you get worse. Those are the only two options.
I'm not throwing a no-hitter Opening Day. It's just not going to happen.
I've gotten to visit all the parks and put my name inside the Fenway wall.
For me, I'm not going to be hitting the ball out of the ballpark. I know that.
I'm not worried about good numbers or bad numbers. You worry about the process.
Sometimes I have to try to remind myself that I don't try to strike out hitters.
You worry about how you're throwing the ball, how you're executing your pitches.
All of the off-field stuff, I can promise you, it doesn't even register with me.
When I was 18, graduating high school, I was going to the University of Missouri.
You have to be able to analyze yourself and critique yourself from every which way.
When I can buy strikes with that curveball, that just lets everything else play up.
For me, I'm always willing to help young guys, because veterans have helped me out.
When you give your team five innings, you don't really feel good about five innings.
If you look at it long-term, I think eventually there will be a DH in the National League.
You can't get too caught up in trying to pitch a complete game, because that's hard to do.
Every single pitcher is making changes every single start. You can talk to any pitcher about this.
When you can celebrate with your teammates on just a major accomplishment, there's nothing better.
Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?
If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.
Everyone wants to criticize my mechanics, but maybe I've got good mechanics that make the ball go up.
I've got a high-school swing. I know that. But you know what? It's good enough to get a ball in play.
I don't get caught up in the hoopla, worry about where I'm pitching or if I'm pitching Game 1 or Game 5.
There's more to pitching than just striking guys out, but also it is a big reason why you can have success.
I don't worry about infield shifts at all - you play where you're gonna play. I'm just gonna pitch my game.
Sometimes in this game, you get punched in the face. And you've got to be able to take it and learn from it.
You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.
Put as much pressure on me as possible. I have no qualms handling that, because I expect that out of myself.
You never stay the same - as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the same.
If I got hurt or anything, I was going to need a college degree. Nothing was going to stop me from getting that.
Push yourself every single day to continue to work at yourself. And I feel like that's the reason why I made it.
When Jim Leyland calls - and I have so much respect for Jim Leyland - when he asked me to play, you don't say no.
Fenway Park is a fun place to pitch in. You've got 38,000 fans all cheering against you. It's an intense atmosphere.
It's always, 'No matter what the outing is, you can always find a way to be a better pitcher.' No matter what you do.