Luke Appling helped me hit the ball on a line and not commit too early.

Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.

Eddie Haas talked a lot about not hitting the ball in the air.

You've got to hit the ball like the [left] fielder did, on a line. You've got to really jolt it to hit the ball out. I don't know if it plays different in the afternoon. Actually, it's a better park for a baseball game. You've got to pitch and defend and do things to make runs. It has big gaps, so you can hit doubles and triples. You don't have to hit home runs.

They hit the ball a lot. You try not to think about it because you can't get too lax out on the mound. But it's definitely in the back of you head there's a chance they're going to score more than two runs and get the win.

I come from a long line of teachers. Not only did I not go into the family business; I had an aborted law career and I played in bands. 'Disco Pigs' was my first professional acting experience.