Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.

I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.