You don't get rewarded for good swings. I wasn't worried. As long as my swing is there, I know I'll get a hit somehow.

I had two good swings (in the first four plate appearances), so I went back to the cage and worked with my personal hitting coach Shane Victorino on my swing some more. We put up just enough hits and runs for me to get another at-bat.

I made a good swing at 14, but it came out to the right,

Try to make a good swing.

I was a little bit worried about this seat, as you might guess, because Colorado has always been a swing state,

On a bad day, I have mood swings - but on a good day, I have the whole mood playground