I don't really look at myself as a power hitter. I look at myself as someone who drives the ball to the gaps, hits line drives.

We focus on what we do right, we learn from what we did wrong, we move onto the next day that's what prepares us, that's what makes us strong?

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.

One thing I always remember: Frustration is built by unmet expectations.

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.

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.