My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important.
From Dennis Eckersley
Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.
It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.
I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.
I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.
I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.
I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen.
I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston.
I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.
I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.
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