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.

The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform

It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans.

There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years

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.

I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do – play it right and with respect.