If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors.

I was in awe every time I walked on to the field

I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Washington State.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.

I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up, and players like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and Manny Trillo.

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.

My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine