When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.

I'm always happy. I like to have fun. During the game, I don't like showing my emotions, though. I'm all about winning the game. I take a lot of responsibility for that.

What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.

Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.

My father knows me better than anyone. He can tell me over the phone what I'm doing wrong.

I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.