I think I forgot, more than I learned anything,

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 try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.

[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.

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.