The sooner and better they understand themselves, the better baseball player they'll be. That's the best teacher of all, experience.

It's been a pretty fun ride along the way. I came into spring training to this organization to really see if I could go out and play baseball again for another year. And I got that opportunity from the Cubs. It didn't work out. Over a period of the last two, three weeks, I've been going in and out, strength-wise, body-wise emotionally, whether I wanted to do it, could I do it.

Hey, Barry is hilarious. The guy is a total jokester, just funny as hell. That kind of stuff he did can go a long way. I think it was his way of showing his teammates what it's gonna be about. It means he's feeling good, too. I think it can bring the team together.

I don't care if he doesn't hit another homer the rest of his life, he's the greatest player that ever played the game. If this is it for him, people get better get out there now because you're missing the greatest show on earth.

He's one of the smartest baseball players I've ever been around. Not just one of the smartest pitchers ... the smartest player. He sees thing very few people see.

While many of our cast members are sports types, none of them had real, recent baseball experience. RLT is lucky to have one of the most-winning baseball coaches in our own back yard, Tom Woodruff, and we appreciate Coach Woodruff giving his time and talent to our production.