Gerrit Cole

There is nothing better than having your home crowd cheer you on and scream with you in big moments and get the crowd in the pulse of the game.

I always wanted to play with the older kids because they were better and it was more fun. It was harder, and I failed more, but it was more fun.

There's a lot of different aspects of the game that I've fine-tuned.

You figure when you match up against other clubs and you go through the lineup one through nine, you get to the nine hole, if you can put together an at-bat or you can see some different pitches that helps give you an advantage competitively, it can make your lineup stronger.

There's no WAR for being a good teammate, so apparently that means older guys can't get paid.

I was sooo skinny.

You never want to be in a bases-loaded, no-outs position, but dammit, when you're there, you better enjoy it. You better not sit there and sulk about it. You better rise up and figure it out.

Being able to taste failure, it makes you kind of want to throw up. It makes you just hate the game.

You can have really good statistics, which are really good, and it's a serious advantage, but when push comes to shove, it's about players communicating and players playing together.

It feels good to be able to contribute, eat innings, provide some rest for the bullpen.

I don't think I'm going to dwell on one pitch. You've got to be able to shake that off in the middle of the game.

What I've been able to do is pretty cool, but there is a lot of room for improvement.