Today's settlement is positive proof of the continued progress we are achieving in the grain industry, through the co-operative enforcement efforts of federal, state and local agencies.

Playing as much as I was, then going from that to not playing every day for the first time in my life was pretty frustrating. I didn't really know what was going on, I never really heard anything. I'm shocked.

I don't think there's a person in all America that doesn't like that guy [Biggio].

Joe (Simpson) came up and said, 'Enjoy it. (The novelty) lasts about a month and then it's just baseball again,' ... And for me, that was pretty much right on. It was about a month and then it was more like, these are my teammates and have been and let's finish out the season and win the World Series.

The emissions reductions required by this settlement will lead to cleaner air and significant environmental and public health benefits.

I was able to foul those pitches off, but it got me behind in too many counts.

I'm here to compete and do whatever I can.

For me, it feels like it's at 110 percent, because I haven't been there forever. Now I just have to worry about the throwing more than anything.