I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young.

I have to get better, but I can't change the way I play.

When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch.

Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.

But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for a force at third on a bunt try. I felt it, ... My only worry was that he didn't throw me a sinker. He threw hard, but a good fastball.

I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky.

I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard.