Because Jesus Christ has prepared Himself from the foundations of the world we can trust Him as one uniquely qualified through the fullness of His love for His Father and us. His love, meekness, condescension, knowledge, power, commitment to agency, and obedience combine to bring this elusive peace to all of God’s children. Our peace was purchased by the shedding of the innocent blood of God’s purest Son. Our trust in His capacity to bring us this peace can be complete because that has been part of His work and His glory from the beginning.

People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.

Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.

There's a lot more to playing in the big leagues in New York than just the baseball part.

To me, the fun part of hitting is the thinking part. It's the game within the game.

When I first got to the majors in 2004, female fans held up signs asking me to marry them. Those girls today were what, 13, 14? I'm 23, but that's a little young even for me.

I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.