How was it pitching with Nolan Ryan?
MS: I think you learn a lot by watching successful guys pitch and how they go about their business and how they go about it on the mound. Joe Niekro, another successful pitcher, was there, too. Just watching those guys, you just can’t help but learn some things. I think it’s a lot tougher if you were there with a bunch of young guys and nobody knew what they were doing. You see them go through good times and bad times and good games and bad games. You see how they handle that and it helped me tremendously. PL: Do you still keep in touch with your teammates? MS: I keep in touch with quite a few of them. Billy Doran. Our families are real close. Nolan I haven’t seen in a while. I know he’s had some health problems lately. My wife and his wife and like five or six of them go out and do a ski trip or just get together. It’s been two or three years where we’ve gotten all together for a golf outing. I stay in touch with quite a few guys. PL: Since your retirement have you’ve been involved in
