It's always exciting that you can rub elbows with some of the greatest players who have ever played the game, and just being around the "family" again from baseball.

I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.

I don't think I could have dreamt it up any better than how things went, of being at my peak at just the right time, and have everything go my way.

I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop.

Oakland is home, and you always want to go home. Anytime you get the chance, you're happy to go home.

Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo.

I patterned myself after Reggie Jackson. I wanted to have that same swing and hit some homeruns. When I was down in A-ball, I was trying to be Reggie Jackson and I was striking out all the time. And I was like, 'This isn't the way Reggie is doing it, so I got to change.'