Baseball Wasn't Easy For Me.

I Was A Baseball Player At North Central High School In Spokane, Washington Even Though I Was All-city In Basketball, Even When I Signed A Letter Of Intent To Play Quarterback At Washington State.

I Was Taught Coming Up In The Phillies Organization To Be Seen And Not Heard By People Like Pete Rose, My Hero Growing Up, And Players Like Mike Schmidt And Steve Carlton And Manny Trillo.

The Fourth Major League Game I Ever Saw In Person, I Was In Uniform

In My Day, If A Guy Came To Spring Training 20 Pounds Heavier Than What He Left, He Was Considered Out Of Shape And Was Probably In Trouble.

There's Not Too Many Guys That Spend Their Whole Career With One Team And I Think It's Very Fortunate And A Blessing For Me