I do my best hitting when I'm walking. That means I'm relaxed and my pitch recognition is a lot better.

Balsamic vinaigrette, Tabasco, and giblets. Then let it boil.

We have a responsibility not just as atheletes, but as members of society to treat people well. To do things the right way.

If my life depended on it - if my daughter's life depended on it - I'd want Mariano Rivera closing. Wouldn't you?

I've never experienced- besides the birth of my two daughters-the feeling of winning a world championship in New York in the new stadium. It's something I'll never forget.

I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I did my work as I've done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn't have a problem competing at any level. So, no.

Looks aren't the number one thing. They have to have class, intelligence, then looks. If I was the ugliest SOB in the world it would be a lot easier.