His power comes from his ability to make contact even though he swings the bat as hard as he can. That comes from working hard at the game, working all the time and finally getting to the point where you are comfortable with your swing.

He had that kind of power and athletic ability, as a kid. He was a shortstop, but we had Gary DiSarcina and moved Troy to third, which meant for a quick route to the majors.

We're constantly behind in the count with him. We're allowing a guy with his kind of power and hitting ability to hit in a 2-1 count every time he goes to the plate. Shoot, I wish I could hit in his counts. We have to get him to offer at some quality pitches.

Power is the ability not to have to please.

Power is the ability to do good things for others.

His ability to hit kill shots is phenomenal. He's a power hitter and has a big serve.