It Helps If The Hitter Thinks You're

When I Got Traded To The California Angels, I Really Wasn't That Excited About Going To The Angels Because It Meant Changing Leagues And Also A Whole New Set Of Teammates. But Shortly After I Got There I Realized That It Was One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me.

I Cant Think Of Anything More Humiliating Than Losing A Ballgame To A Guy Who Steals Home On You. It Happened To Me One Time Against Kansas City. I Had A 2-2 Count On The Hitter - And Amos Otis Broke From Third. The Pitch Was A Ball And Slid In Safe. I Felt Like A Nickel.

Put The Right Pitching Mechanics Together With Good Health, And There's Nothing Surprising About Lasting A Long Time.

And Then When I Went To Stay In '68, I Can Honestly Say That I Was Not Focused On My Career And On What It Took To Be A Major League Pitcher And To Be A Starting Pitcher.

For My Children, They Spent 15 To 20 Years Of Their Life In Baseball. And Ruth And I Spent So Many Years Of Our Married Life That That Was Our Life. We Knew Nothing Else.