43 Quotes by Dennis Eckersley

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

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do

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.

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic but acceptance was the key to my sobriety... If I didn't have acceptance at that time in my life I would not be standing here today.

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.

We played one game at home, and Frank Robinson was the big story because he was the first black manager and he hit a home run in that game.

I started to realize that maybe I had to give up the thought that I was a starter. But I was willing, and then I started having a little success.