We had to swim underneath the door jams to get outside, where we clung to the gutters. We made our way to the back of the house and clung to the magnolia tree out there.

He used to go there and there were no traffic jams and no parking lots and you wouldn't pass anyone on the trail. He hiked it for years. He loved that part of the country.

This is a spray the Bird clung to.

This is what makes pitchers: get out there and battle. You've got to battle your way out of some jams, and he did that. Superb effort.

I was forced to get out of a lot of jams, but ultimately I'd take 25 or 27 more of these games. I'd like to think I'm going to come out on top more often than not.

You need a 40-foot ladder to clean the gutters. I can't even pick up a 40-foot ladder.