No one could have told me it was the best thing when it first happened. Because I was very frustrated. But once I got past that, I began to realize it isn't such a bad thing after all. I'm learning so much more about the game, and have such an urge to get back.

We were at Wadsworth; there were two outs in the inning. After the next throw, I felt the tear. It felt like someone took a knife and sliced right through my arm.

College baseball is another world. It's so much faster and there are so many more signs. What I'm doing now isn't exactly thrilling, but at least I'm with the team.

The Hilltop wanted to run a regular comic strip, so I tried to do something that would appeal to Howard students. I wanted to do something that they could be familiar with.

I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It's hard to be in a relationship unless you're ready to go public with it. So it's a lot easier for me to not be in a relationship. I really don't want that part of my life to be tabloid fodder.

I'm Joe Canada, who never went to high school. I've never even been to a football game.