“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.” FirstsI CanWantedRememberGamesSportsToo MuchAnxiousRecallsPitchingGame Over Author:Dennis Eckersley
“They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.” YearsSportsMagicPlatformsTicketsBest Year Author:Dennis Eckersley
“When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.” FirstsGuySports Author:Dennis Eckersley
“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.” ThinkingMightHappensTodayFacesSportsNicePlayerTeamBoundsStakesSchedulesUnbalancedToo Nice Author:Dennis Eckersley
“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.” WholeSportsCitiesTeamFansExcitingExcitedChicagoRoofBostonPlayoffs Author:Dennis Eckersley
“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.” OpportunitySportsChanceHonorFameProveBlessedGood ThingsHallsHall Of FameStartersProve Myself Author:Dennis Eckersley
“I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.” FactsSportsProud Author:Dennis Eckersley
“Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.” SportsFourFastballs Author:Dennis Eckersley
“That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do” YearsFirstsShowsWantedSportsCareersProveMemorableChicagoMost Memorable Author:Dennis Eckersley
“Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it” IfsWantImportantHardSportsFigures Author:Dennis Eckersley
“Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears” SometimesSportsTearsPitching Author:Dennis Eckersley
“When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.” MeanImportantHandsBeautifulGamesSportsSeeingTeamFieldsBeautiful ThingsShakingFinishingMean GirlsShaking Hands Author:Dennis Eckersley
“But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate.” WorldImportantAsksWinningSportsUltimateBallsSeriesFinalsAwardsMaxGlovesWorld Series Author:Dennis Eckersley
