"I went out one time and told him, in Spanish, to throw his next pitch, his famous screwball, into the dirt. The batter had two strikes on him, there was a runner on second and two out, I figured the batter would swing no matter what. Fernando said: "OK, but you block it." I said would, Fernando threw the perfect dirt screwball, the guy swung and missed and the ball skipped past me. Now, we have men on first and third, and I feel terrible. Next batter gets two strikes on him, I ask for the same screwball in the dirt. Fernando looks at me, then throws it. The guy swings and misses. This time I block it. We go to the dugout, and I feel rotten. Fernando is over on the bench. I don’t want to look at him, but I do. He smiles and says, in perfect English: "It’s OK Mikey. I still love you." Mike Scioscia and "El Toro."