The only people I ever felt intimidated by in my whole life were Bob Gibson and my Daddy.

Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll.

I think walks are overrated unless you can run... If you get a walk and put the pitcher in a stretch, that helps. But the guy who walks and can't run, most of the time they're clogging up the bases for somebody who can run.

The fundamentals of baseball haven't changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With an e-book, learning can be more rewarding and fun.

That's what baseball is all about right there, a matter of will.

I love watching American League games, you know what I mean?

That's the reality of it. Everybody has a big two or three. The health of those big two or three ... there's a lot riding on it.