Sandy Koufax visited Pedro Martinez today and Bats talked to Pedro afterward.

Sandy’s words were the first, first words I heard in Dodgertown. The things he talked about stuck in my mind about severance (perseverance) and being persistent and following your dreams and don’t let it go ever. Those things have stuck with me. I like to spend time with him still.

I guess the Dodgers stand on the rubber differently than other organizations:

A lot of my mechanics are still from the Dodgers. A lot of that is Koufax, Drysdale, about hooking the rubber, and just staying on that rubber. I don’t pitch off the rubber or on the side of the rubber. I’m on top of the rubber. Half of it. Half of my foot is on top of the rubber, hooking it. And the way we used our hips, that’s how I learned in the Dodgers organization.

There’s lots more great quotes at the link.