The bus rides remind you you're in the minor leagues but there's a lot of good from it, too. There's a lot of friendships, a lot of talking about game situations that go on during bus rides that you never forget.

You get on the bus and there's a lot more camaraderie and you don't have the hassle of getting up at 3:30 in the morning to go to the airport,

When I managed in the minor leagues, I think I learned that,

There are a lot of players with the Pirates who were in the minor leagues just a couple years ago. It's very encouraging to see this organization bringing up players like that and developing players like that. It's definitely a good incentive to work hard and see where it takes you.

It was different than I have been led to believe. I felt like I was in Arizona. The bus rides weren't bad. It was almost exactly like doing it in Arizona, as it turned out. No difference for me.

Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big leagues.