If have the choice, to play or not play, I would rather be in there, ... But I appreciate Willie calling me in and being concerned.

If have the choice, to play or not play, I would rather be in there, ... But I appreciate Willie calling me in and being concerned.

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

An excess of development can undermine the most ephemeral but distinctive tool a writer possesses: authorial voice. A writer's voice is as individual and marked as a thumbprint, and is a playwright's truest imprimatur. It is as innate as breathing, and can be as unique as any genetic code. By its very singular nature, it is seldom born in the act of collaboration. True authorial voice always pre-dates the first rehearsal of a text. And it is - and will always be - an author's most distinguishing and valuable feature.

As soon as baseball becomes a job, as soon as I stop caring, as soon as the smile goes away, I'll hang up my spikes and do something else.

I'm very modest. I know that baseball is a very humbling game.

I love being a Met. It was my favorite team growing up, so to be a Met to me is very special.