This is going to be a neat opportunity. It’s going to be great to be able to go out there and have ‘USA’ across my chest. It’s certainly an honor.

It was awesome to be able to be a part of this.

Maybe in the long run, this is going to be good for us. Maybe it’s a wakeup call, and we’ll realize we’re not just going to walk out there and win it.

When you’ve got guys like Andruw (Jones), Chipper (Jones), Julio (Franco) and Marcus (Giles) in front of you, you have some RBI chances. A pitcher doesn’t want to pitch to those guys. He’d rather pitch...

Mickey Mantle wore it, … I just enjoy it.

She’s going on with her life and gets her chance to see her friends, and she’s going to be a senior, … I know she’s happy for me for what I’m doing and she’s doing...

I’m forcing [pitchers] to throw strikes, and when you do that, it makes baseball a lot easier. I felt like too many times last year I didn’t put any pressure on the pitcher.

We wanted to be able to win on our home field, … We knew we had it, but at the same time, we wanted to earn it.

It seemed like 30 (home runs) didn’t even matter for years. So I think what’s happening is great for the game. We are bringing the purity back. I know people love to see the ball...

I was just in second grade, and I’m watching the Braves go to the World Series, … I mean, the World Series! I figure it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

Myrtle Beach was a big hurdle for me because of my eye. But I came back and showed I was fine, and that was really like turning the corner for me. I knew I was...

I thought he would go to first. It was a break for us that he threw it a little high. It’s a tough throw for any pitcher.

It was scary at first, but everything came out OK. I thought everything was OK from the Myrtle Beach injury, but I guess not. Hopefully that’s the last time I’ll have any problems with it.

It’s easy for all the rookies. We come out here and Bobby lets us play. He never puts any pressure on us.

I can’t wait to get out there and feel what it’s like to be out there.