My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.

I would want to go to the future, 25 years in the future, and see if the Cubs ever win a World Series.

If I worried about appearances, I wouldn't be at Cubs games.

We've got to win a championship and bring a World Series trophy back to Chicago.

I have a vivid memory of loving Keith Hernandez, the first baseman for the '86 Mets. I grew up in Queens, so when the Mets won the World Series that year, it was a big deal.

I've spent 34 years associated with the Cubs, and part of the reason I've stayed in baseball is because I want to be part of a World Series winner.