You can never completely get it - being a Christian - but I think I really got it when my first son was born in 2006. I just realized the love that God has for all of us. It was seeing my son born and knowing the unconditional love that I have for him.

The Red Sox didn't handle negotiations with any kind of respect for me and my family, and the Rangers were the total opposite.

I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room.

You can never completely get it - being a Christian - but I think I really got it when my first son was born in 2006. I just realized the love that God has for all of us. It was seeing my son born and knowing the unconditional love that I have for him.

I love first base. I want to get better.

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.

I've always felt that I need to be somebody in the middle of the lineup that's going to drive in runs and come up with big hits.