Sometimes, you get into bad habits, ... He has what we call a nice behind-the-ball swing, a nice inside move. We're just trying to get him to work more on that. If we can get him to co-sign that, we'll be all right.

He reached behind to knock the ball loose, and (Palmer) made the call. This is the second game where we've had inconsequential plays land us on the free-throw line in the last seconds of the game.

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.

October, that's when they pay off for playing ball.

She really hit the ball well and was a keystone behind the plate as well. She did a nice job working with both of our pitchers.

Everybody in the league knew I had trouble with the inside pitch. I got away with it only because the great majority of pitchers were afraid of making a mistake in that spot. The threat of power is one of the best weapons you have in the batter's box.