Coach Brown was just an all-around good guy. He's just a guy that you could look to talk to, you could go to his office and talk about not only football, but life in general - just had a big heart, just a good man.

It's hard to tell what happened with coach Brown,

I hope so, and I know Coach Brown hopes so.

That's the draw. Coach Brown can draw. He can put 'em in the seats.

They tell me I have a good shot at starting but that is just talk. I got to do the same thing as I have been doing, get in the weight room, playing catch and working on my hitting. They are a young team and they are looking for guys to step up. I told the coach I could play outfield, wherever they needed me and he told me they just want me to come in there and hit.

It was really touching. Coach [Bruce MacGregor] did a really good job introducing me,