It's much harder for people on the ground, ... Loved ones don't know when their people are coming home.

They're going to look out the window and enjoy life a little bit, ... We really appreciated the first day off.

People are on the go so much more these days. People aren't home as much as they used to be. They want things in their place so it is less stressful when they are home.

I was under the impression that I was helping people buy a home who couldn't otherwise afford one.

Here we are, offering people a safe ride home, and we just don't have control of the situation to offer them a safe ride.

I met the team in Minnesota. I pinch-hit against Eddie Guardado and struck out. We came back home and I got my first hit against Kenny Rogers. I got 50 at-bats [batting .260]. I was able to have my buddies from college come up and watch me that first month, so it was a pretty special time.