Every time he comes to the plate, he's focused. Every single time. He's concentrating on the pitcher in the on-deck circle, and when he gets up, he's intense and ready to change the game.

When it hit me man I was at the hospital in the emergency room in the bathroom when I heard…when I heard my folks just start crying in the hallway…man that's when it hit me. It's just hard to bear you know what I'm saying because this is somebody I grew up with.

The perception of what we as professors provide has changed. Constant and demanding e-mails are just another manifestation of what our society has become.

We get to read more because it's really quiet out here. It feels really well here.

That's my top goal, to go to college.

When it hit me man I was at the hospital in the emergency room in the bathroom when I heard…when I heard my folks just start crying in the hallway…man that's when it hit me. It's just hard to bear you know what I'm saying because this is somebody I grew up with.