People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, when you shake hands. — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
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… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work.… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic, but the acceptance was key to my sobriety. If… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball. — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
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… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove.… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
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… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team.… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
