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That would be a tremendous career achievement. If batter does that, he enters one of the elite groups of baseball.

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I totally forgot but that's a good sign. I could go a couple more days (in the minor league camp) and then not be afraid to do it. I'm not experiencing any pain, only a little soreness from running.

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I was a little rusty. Wash had a little quicker tempo than I'm used to having. But we're ahead of the curve right now. The goal is still April 1.

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We talked. But they didn't think I could hold up on the field turf, that's really what it came down to. With an injury like this, it's not ideal playing on an artificial turf surface.

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Swish is a real good kid and he likes to have fun. He has a pleasant attitude and he's just a refreshing piece of energy. I tell him, 'Don't think, just react, and let your talent take over.

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Volunteering gives balance to my retirement. You can only play golf and tennis so many hours in the day.

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I saw a couple of pitches and slowed everything down and hit the ball hard. I was embarrassed my first time up, but the nice thing about baseball is you can turn it around the next time.

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It's a good moment, but not in the middle of a four-game losing streak. I missed a lot of baseball the last two years. Thank God I'm back playing.

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I relished the '58 game because I was voted in by my peers. I think that age will always go down as the greatest era in baseball history.

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He's never done anything that I haven't done on a baseball field. Maybe that's what the Sox wanted, just a big-left handed hitter. It wasn't a better hitter, I'm going to tell you that right now.

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You know, I went through a very public divorce. He helped me out in a spot there, of course. But it was nothing loaned. It was more of my contract.

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You know, it was a heated discussion. Lasted for a while. But, I think everything that needs to be said was said.

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There are great young pitchers, guys who can go the distance. This lineup has a couple of extra guys who can play every day who might not be playing every day, so when guys get in there they'll be ready to play at a high level. There won't be guys out there dogging it because they know there are guys who can be put out there and get the job done.

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I'll finally get some real work in. It will be great to see live pitching for a change.

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Hopefully, I'll get hot and make it hard for him to take me out.

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One of deciding factors in coming here was that I've always liked playing here. When you've had success someplace, it's nice to make it your home park. I think it will be a quick timetable to get home-field advantage here.

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You don't need a special talent. You just need to be a good listener. It is so simple and can make a big difference in a child's life.

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It's always special to see that. It doesn't happen very often. I've been in the middle before but not on successive pitches.

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Idiot Selfish There's nothing there worth a response. ... It's childish. It's time to move on. It's all a bunch of noise to me. ... As far as love lost, there was not much love there, anyway.

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It was good to go back and forth, seeing a lot of pitches. After the second at-bat everything felt normal.

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It's a smaller fracture than the one he suffered last season, and it's over 3 inches from the original. I'm trying to do anything possible to stay away from the second surgery.

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I felt good. My timing was a little off. But there wasn't any pain. That's the main thing. It was nice to see someone throwing at me and having to react.

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My mechanics felt strong, the ball was jumping off the bat. That was encouraging. ... I didn't feel any pain.

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It was a strange year. It happens to one team each year, where everything goes your way. It was a good team last year, but we had a lot of things go our way. We had so many one-run victories. In years before, we always lost those games, or we'd lose half those games.

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Fifteen years now. I think of all the great teams we've had, and if we'd had this pitching, you never know how many rings we'd have won. But I'm just happy to be around and be a part of this.

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