You’re not just representing the people of Cincinnati, you’re representing everybody. It was different. You’d see all the flags and the people yelling and the uniforms. The language barrier was a little tough. But for...

It’s not as fun as being in the pennant race. But if you can help keep somebody at home, that’s fun.

It didn’t really bother me. It just tightened up a little bit. That was it.

We just tried to make a bad situation a little better.

It’s just a little tight.

I’m not going to Chicago. I’m in Pittsburgh with the Cincinnati Reds, and that’s where I’m staying.

It’s still spring training. I’ve still got things to work on. Right now, it’s just getting in shape.

They can’t look at mine. They can’t look at mine. You all know good and damn well that what you see is what you get. You can look at other people and speculate all you...

I’m a Red – that’s it. Till the organization tells me otherwise.

Nah, he wanted to talk to me about the cruise that was canceled. The White Sox or a trade? All he said was that there is nothing to report.

You have a commanding lead in home runs — for the No. 9 spot in the batting order.

It wasn’t one of those 10-day advance tickets, either.

I don’t worry about other people’s numbers. That’s for you guys to come to that conclusion. You guys know me. Your relationship with me is what I care about.

Early in the season, we shot ourselves in the foot. The last couple months of the baseball season, you want to make it tough on other teams.

I also need to get some deodorant. Which rookie wants to run out and get me some?

I walked out of the hospital after the operation and got in the car, and I gave the crutches back after two days. This [recent surgery] was a minor thing.

It’s just a knot. They rub it out, it comes back.

That’s the only bag I’ve stolen all year.

The main thing for me is that I’m just trying to get my hits. The home runs will come, and sometimes they come in bunches. I just look for the hits and if (home runs)...

Excuse me, sorry to break up your press conference. This is how we do it in Cincinnati, we don?t have like 35 (reporters) here.

Over the course of the season, you’ll get on a streak where you get a couple, but the main thing for me is to try to get my hits.

Those guys are legends. You can’t say enough for those guys and what they’ve done for baseball. Both of those guys are arguably in the top 10 players in the history of the game.