It's kind of different because you've never seen him pitch before, never played behind him,

Nelson Mandela is a hero to all people who value freedom and dignity and justice. President Mandela's principled opposition to tyranny and injustice inspires us today and will inspire our sons and daughters for generations to come.

We have a very young starting rotation and I think it's important that they know they can lean on our offense to score some runs and take some pressure off them.

Some guys look forward to their free agency years so they can go to a contender. To me, that's what I'm doing. I believe in what this team is doing.

Whatever manager we're playing for, whether it be Pete or Lloyd, we come out with the same goal to win games. We're not looking for a fresh start, we're looking to get back on track.

You look at our record the last five years and you knew it was pretty much inevitable.