I think that's Australian baseball. We're going to fight and we're not going to give up until the last out.

At school, I was the only guy who played baseball. Everyone thought I was a little different. There are a lot of people who can play baseball out there.

Busch Stadium was fine. The playing surface was fine and the atmosphere was always outstanding. Those fans know their baseball. If there is a good play - even by the other team - they'll cheer.

You see guys who come from nothing, working so hard at what they do. I think that's one of the reasons the game is so good, something that makes the product better. You get talent from everywhere.

That was my main goal, to end his hitting streak. The guy's a good hitter. He's going to have another one.

Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate that the commissioner's office has decided to allow that to be the reality. I don't think Pete would mind if they said 'No' to Pete. Pete wants them to go one way or the other and get him out of the void he's in.