All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.

All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.

I had the opportunity to go with some other teams. But I didn't consider those teams to be contenders, and I was right.

Some other things I don't miss: the media and the pressure of just being asked to do, and being asked questions every day.

I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph.

I remember quotes in the paper, 'Here comes the man that New York loves to hate.' Man? None of you have probably ever eaten steak with me or rice and beans with me to understand what the man is about. You might say the player, the competitor, but the man? You guys have abused my name. You guys have said so many things, have written so many things.

If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.