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

My wife Margaret is the best thing that's ever happened to me.

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.

Baseball wasn't easy for me.

I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies.

The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played.

I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that