Steve Carlton

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

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.

There are lots of procedural shows that I love, but I never really wanted to be a doctor on 'E.R.' - which I'm just picking as an example - or be on a crime procedural.

I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.