Even when I was a free agent last year, my agent approached Milwaukee. Milwaukee was one of the first places on my list.

My first year in the big leagues was when he was with the Mariners. He's one of the game's greatest pitchers, but I don't get too excited over matchups and stuff like that.

This is a good group of young guys that's eager to play. When I was coming up with the (Minnesota) Twins, they called us a Triple-A team. But then we made the playoffs. That's the direction we're headed.

I didn't expect them to lift the tag, ... This gives me a chance to be a free agent, but I have mixed feelings. I'm going to miss the guys I played with there and the coaches I played under. I had a great five years, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I remember my first year, obviously I'm a free-agent nobody and one of the last guys in the receiver line, and he was always paying particular attention to me, making sure my details were right and giving me positive feedback. A guy like Jack Snow - you're going to miss him.

When I came to Formula One the first year, he came to me and he said, 'No! You really made it! I remember you,