It's weird coming into a game in the later innings, in a World Series game.
Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.
There is someone warming up in the Giants' bullpen, but he's obscured by his number.
A pitcher is not a ballplayer.
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.
If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time.
A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen.
Rich Folkers is throwing 'em up in the bullpen.
I think the bullpen is always a possibility for anyone, but that's not where I plan on being.
My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched.
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.
When you pinch-hit, you know you're getting their best guys, and usually it's a reliever and a guy that's got a really good slider or a really good fastball.
If my life depended on it - if my daughter's life depended on it - I'd want Mariano Rivera closing. Wouldn't you?
Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to live with that. It's an occupational hazard.
It's not good or bad, but closers have changed things. I don't think you are going to win a World Series without one. Where would the Yankees be without Mariano Rivera?
It feels good to be able to contribute, eat innings, provide some rest for the bullpen.
In the World Series, when a pitcher's not doing his job, they put another one in that can.
All of his saves have come in relief appearances.
During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe had three, but today they have a lot of depth. They have a lot of long relievers, short relievers, and the strategy is different.
If you asked a baseball pitcher from the '50s what a middle reliever was, he'd laugh at you. In the '50s, everyone pitched complete games.
You can't get too caught up in trying to pitch a complete game, because that's hard to do.
We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.
You can't have your bullpen throwing three or four innings every night. Just not fair to them.
I've pitched in a lot of different roles in my career. I've been the middle-inning guy. I've been a lefty matchup guy. I've closed. I've kind of done a little bit of everything.
I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.
