The good thing is it's not in the belly of the hamstring. The doctor looked at it twice and the second time he saw it, he was very pleased with what he saw.

When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and you're getting your ass hammered by guys, there's no better feeling than to have that done.

How ready are most teams going to be? Besides the Latin countries who play year-round, it's going to be tough.

Once I hit the guard rail, I lost my semi-balance and it dropped behind me.

It was his own fault. He came in overweight and out of shape. He's worked hard the last seven weeks. But he's to blame. Maybe it's a learning experience for him. Maybe he realizes now the big leagues are not easy. You have to work at it to maintain success.

I want the young guys to sit by their lockers with their heads up. The only thing I can do is try to be positive.

I've got daughters almost as old as some of these guys,

It's something that we're looking forward to. It's not necessarily to make a big name for ourselves. It's just a chance to put the country of Canada on the map as a place that has some good ballplayers out there.

It wasn't very hard to think about, ... Once the offer was there, it was a 'Yes.'

A lot of guys just smile now. Guys are not going to be sitting around moping and pressing anymore. It's just nice. It's not the turning point of the season, but it's nice to get the media off our back and not be the highlights on SportsCenter whenever anybody falls down.