My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.

My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.

It doesn't take any talent to play hard.

My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.

It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.