He did not begin making demands until she was already here in Texas.

She believed it was a mission effort by him to do better things for herself and for her family.

I am sure if there is something out there looking down on us from somewhere else in the universe, they're wise enough to stay away from us.

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.

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

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.