It's neat, ... I'm happy really about what our team did. This isn't like some individualization award you win like a scoring title in basketball. I think it's a real tribute to the team we had.

I'm happy to be here. I can only do so much, so it will take the whole team to (win the WBC). It's nice for baseball to see fans from different countries having the opportunity to see big league players together on one team.

I don't want to start slowly, but that just seems to be how I've started since I was very young. Hopefully I'll get off to a quick start, because I feel very good at the plate.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball, ... It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

It is imperative that we score runs,

We go out to dinner with Andy quite a bit, and it's not so bad. ... But if you add Roger, it's unbelievable. It's like they're superheroes, and when they're together, their powers multiply. It's like being out with the Fantastic Four. Roger -- he belongs in the League of Justice. I actually think he's already secretly in it. There's Superman, and there's Spider-Man. And he's the Rocket.