It doesn't wear me out - I enjoy it. We've won five in a row in baseball and I like to run the track meets when I can, so it's not a big deal to me.

You can't run your best time on a cinder track, but it was fun. It was something different.

I want to make it back and get back in the finals again. Then I'll see what happens from there.

My mom without her job is a like a baseball player without a bat. My mom with her job is a like a cat lover with 20 cats.

Baseball is a significant part of the American landscape, as are stuffed animals, and that is why this partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals is such a fit. The Cardinals are our hometown team and we have been working with them for many years. Having a store in the new stadium was the logical next step in our relationship.

We were looking for the same objectives that the baseball writers and the veterans committee look for -- longevity, an outstanding career and character.