To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.

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My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

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Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

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I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

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To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.

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