As a ballplayer, there is no Christian way to swing a bat. There is no Christian way to swing or throw.
I love baseball history, and Wrigley Field is as good as it gets when it comes to that.
I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth.
I have family and friends who are strong Cardinal fans, and they are having a tough time since I signed. They want to root for me, but rooting for the Cubs is next to a sin.
One of my best friends, James Miller, managed to find the only Cubs hat that is all red.
There are different angles you have to work with as a hitter. Figuring out with my body what helps me get into those angles... is a constant discovery.
I want to try and get better in every facet of the game.
I had a chance to choose a couple different places and, well, I grew up - I was a small-town kid from Illinois, so No. 1, just trying to win a championship for my home state.
Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.
When you get moved around, it can be jarring, but it helps to fine-tune your focus in the middle of the season, when other guys are getting a little lackadaisical.
Wiffle ball was my first experience hitting left-handed.
My dad used to do it when we were little, and I tried it when we played around in the back yard. Eventually, I got a bat and a real ball and played around to see if I could hit left-handed.
You just go through highs and lows as an individual payer and as a team.
I know what I need to do to prepare myself, and I try to do the best I can to take care of my body and prolong my peak years as a baseball player.
One-hundred years from now, nobody's going to remember that I played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - nobody!
When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
We've made a lot of strides over the years in making the game better for players to be able to stay healthy and showcase talent.
I knew all the right Bible answers and the Sunday school answers.
There are times when your mind isn't ready to go but your body is, and times when your body is ready to go but your mind isn't. You try to get the two in sync as much as possible.
I played a lot of right field with Tampa.
