There's more of a baseball culture that has developed in other countries. There are quite a few countries where the baseball culture is pretty well developed.

It's really a rewarding feeling when you're around really good people. What influence you've had is hard to say, but when you see good people doing good things, it's a very rewarding thing.

We're seeing participation from Europe in the top level of youth competition. The world-wide aspect of the game has permeated these countries.

We hope that this program will provide both kids and their parents with a great educational start to the summer.

There are going to be some hurdles along the way. But in the end we will have better schools and therefore a better educational experience to offer our children.

My mantra going into a surgery like this was you're going to come out of it better. I didn't feel bad before, but I feel great now.

I had great support from my family and friends. It gives you a heightened realization of the temporary aspect of living on this earth. I feel in a lot of ways I'm a better person for it.

The movie was outstanding, very compelling and very well done.