Dennis Eckersley Quotes

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game.

Pitching ... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important.

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

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.

I also think that I had great mechanics.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me like a father.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.

I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.