My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important.
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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.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.
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I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.
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But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.
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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.
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The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game.
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