They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.