The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.

God has given me a lot of ability to play the game of baseball.

Living the Christian life is also challenging but for different reasons. The same desire to do well exists - to live a consistent life that honors and pleases the Lord. The big difference is that God isn't evaluating my actions and basing His love on how well I 'perform'. His love for me is unconditional. Even when I mess up He doesn't threaten to trade me off His team.

The overriding thing has to be a love for people. If you don't love people, you don't care if we live in a morally degrading society. Christ is about love, and that's what we want to be about as well.

I want to be a guy who produces runs, who drives in runs, who can beat you with a single or can beat you with a home run, who's just a tough out.

Agile, athletic, sleek-all these things describe my game!

If you gave me a choice between being married and being a baseball player, that's a no-brainer. I would be married any day. I just love it.