Every day while I was in the hospital, every one of the them came and saw me, and they just wanted me back out there. They gave me a boost while I was in the hospital to get back out here.

Every second, every day I couldn't get on the field, I missed it. There was nothing that could replace that feeling.

Service... Giving what you don't have to give. Giving when you don't need to give. Giving because you want to give. -Damien Hess.

Ever since I was in the hospital, I don't take anything for granted. I cherish every second that I have, especially on a baseball field. ... Being on the baseball field is better than being in a hospital bed.

May is when everything kind of starts getting hot, and then it will be hot every day. The humidity kicks in toward the latter part of the month. The sticky-hot thing starts around Memorial Day.

With the exception of Christmas Day, when so many consumers turn their attention from gift shopping to gift giving, our data reported sales over $100 million dollars in each day of this latest week.