“I don't care if he doesn't hit another homer the rest of his life, he's the greatest player that ever played the game. If this is it for him, people get better get out there now because you're missing the greatest show on earth.”
“I can only do what I do. That's who I am. I just go out and try to play baseball, the old-school way, the old-fashioned way. Everybody come together as one. We're a team, a unit, have the same thing in common throughout the season and that's to go out and try to win each and every day. I'm that kind of player and can bring that to the table. I like to be an example on the field, too. It's a situation that's good for me.”
“Hey, Barry is hilarious. The guy is a total jokester, just funny as hell. That kind of stuff he did can go a long way. I think it was his way of showing his teammates what it's gonna be about. It means he's feeling good, too. I think it can bring the team together.”
“It's been a pretty fun ride along the way. I came into spring training to this organization to really see if I could go out and play baseball again for another year. And I got that opportunity from the Cubs. It didn't work out. Over a period of the last two, three weeks, I've been going in and out, strength-wise, body-wise emotionally, whether I wanted to do it, could I do it.”
