“Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.”
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I've got a wife, four kids, a business, and a baseball career.
In this I-me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves.
I don't hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I don't panic. My father was the same way. I'm the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to?
Short of baseball and my family, it was gaming. And gaming is a $20-million to $200-million multi-year effort. It's an insane, stupid and utterly irresponsible act. But I did it.
