I think the cloud of suspicion has been hanging over baseball for a while. I think there has been some positive things that have come out of that. There has been a drug test policy that was been implemented that got the blessings of both the Players Association and MLB. They are trying to maintain the integrity of this sport and trying to get it back, but that cloud I think will hang over a little longer.

If you really think about it, the stadium can't last forever. There is going to have to come a time when it replaces.

All I really try and do is live up to my potential and do as well as I possibly could and to bring to the ballpark each and every day a good effort and do the best that I could each and every day.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

I take pride in the fact that you are able to make some good contributions to the sport at certain times.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.