The biggest challenge was staying away from the studio. Some days I would go straight to the studio in the morning and wouldn't get any food in me until I left at 10 p.m.

I am moving out to Asheville to apprentice with a professional potter. I've got my own cabin in the woods about a half a mile from the studio.

On average I was doing 20 hours a week until April. In April, we are looking at 30 hours a week easily, between throwing, glazing, firing, and doing all the nitty-gritty stuff required to set up an installation.

I don't see it as a big deal at all, ... I look at it as a new challenge. I won two Gold Gloves and an MVP at shortstop. I thought I achieved just about everything personally at shortstop. Now it's time to win. I've always thought of myself as a team player. Playing third base is the ultimate team move.

I didn't have a lot of work until the end but that's part of the challenge, staying sharp and knowing the next save could be the big one because it was a tight game until the very end.

I've always loved a challenge.