What Todd went through was an aberration. He makes it easier for me and (Atkins) because he's on base every time we come up.

That was kind of an aberration. We worked on them this week the same way we always do. We are a good free throw shooting team.

I think I just learned that God has a plan for all of us, and I work hard and do all the things I can, but at the same time, His will is perfect; and me trying to control it, it's not going to work.

I think I forgot, more than I learned anything,

[Hurdle] told me the tryout was over, and as long as he is the skipper, I'll be hitting cleanup, just keep doing what I was doing,

I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I make the most money. I've got to be a leader.' That doesn't make you a leader. Treating people the right way is more important.