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Only Three Or Four Outs Directly Affect The Outcome Of Any Given Game...one Of The Greatest Challenges Of Pitching Is To Recognize These Critical Situations And Rise To The Occasion With Consistency And A Competitive Spirit.

No One Had More Impact On My Career Than Gil Hodges. Playing For Him Was A Learning Experience, And He Was A Tower Of Strength. Not Everbody Liked Him, But Everybody Respected Him. He Went About His Job In A Very Professional Manner, And It Caused Me To Do The Same With My Job.

My Pitch Count As A General Rule Was 135. And I Knew How Many Pitches I Had When I Went To The Mound For The Last Three Innings.

My Job Isn't To Strike Guys Out, It's To Get Them Out - Sometimes By Striking Them Out.

He (joe Morgan) Knew When Something Needed To Be Done, And He'd Do It.