Felix will not pitch for Venezuela. We felt it best that given his youth and inexperience that it would be read more

Felix will not pitch for Venezuela. We felt it best that given his youth and inexperience that it would be far better for him to be with our club in spring training.

There was no fire. We started out a little down in the beginning. We were lucky to still be winning, read more

There was no fire. We started out a little down in the beginning. We were lucky to still be winning, I thought.

Gay is not one of those writers who vomits on a page, then goes back and rewrites. He never moves read more

Gay is not one of those writers who vomits on a page, then goes back and rewrites. He never moves on to a next sentence until he's perfectly happy with one he's written before. So he'll struggle with the opening paragraph of a chapter for weeks. This is laborious, not to mention painful.

We have more confidence in ourselves. We have seen that hard work pays off. We're not overconfident. Just confident.

We have more confidence in ourselves. We have seen that hard work pays off. We're not overconfident. Just confident.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

It was very relaxing. We talked about what made me smoke.

It was very relaxing. We talked about what made me smoke.

I live in Seattle, but I never see this much traffic clustered in one place.

I live in Seattle, but I never see this much traffic clustered in one place.

This medal belongs to a lot of people who put in years and years of hard work and dedication. There read more

This medal belongs to a lot of people who put in years and years of hard work and dedication. There were teams that came before us that were never able to break through, and we've always been inspired by them.

I think I could be an impact player this season, ... When I'm out on the field, I'm not scared read more

I think I could be an impact player this season, ... When I'm out on the field, I'm not scared of anyone. I'm just going to move the ball -- boom-boom , one-touch, two-touch -- and when the right time comes and I've got somebody one-on-one, I'll take him. But I'm not always going to have the greatest game of my life. There's going to be games when I absolutely suck. That happens to everybody. So it'll be up to me to regroup and try to find a way to bounce back.