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

Dennis Eckersley, American Athlete

Bullpen, First, Pretty

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

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

Dennis Eckersley, American Athlete

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

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

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"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."

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

"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."

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

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