If [Baker] puts me in the lineup, I'll play. I would want to play. Unless he doesn't write me in the lineup, that's the only way I won't play.

I don't see why not. At minimum, you're going to play four, five innings per game, so you're going to get your two or three at-bats. It's pretty much the same thing you do here. Work out in the morning and get your at-bats during the game.

If something gets done, great, because I like Chicago and think it's a great place to play. Otherwise I'll just block it out and concentrate on the season.

You can't floss your teeth. Showering is tough. Sleeping. Everything is a little bit tougher.

It's a little freakish. It seems like every year we got guys going down, but what can you do about it? No one is going to feel sorry for us.

I am getting better left-handed. I have to do everything left-handed. It's weird.