Honestly, I don't think I'm doing anything any different right now. You swing, and the ball finds a hole. That's it. That's the game of baseball.

I'll do everything I've got to do to get on base, and I've been doing that. I'm happy with it.

I feel like I am more deserving than last year. It definitely feels good just to be on the team.

Before I point a finger at anyone, I have to point it at myself first.

We all have an expectancy of something, but who's to say it always goes that way? Nine times out of 10, life never goes that way.

Life doesn't always go the way you planned it to go. Sometimes you have detours you have to take.

One of the reasons I appreciate being in a Pirates uniform is the greats who have worn it in the past. There was Bill Mazeroski hitting the walk-off home run to win the World Series. There was Roberto Clemente wearing the number 21. There was Pops: Willie Stargell. There was Dave Parker: Cobra.