You want to see energy, and you want to see guys on the same page. You want guys to work together and have that energy come out onto the field. That's a good place to start.

In other ways, one way to be in a lineup or stay in a lineup or stay in a spot is to produce.

If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup.

I've always had that attitude that things happen for a reason.

Baseball is all about relationships, and in some ways, what know you and who knows you.

Tainted numbers, I believe, do not belong in the Hall of Fame.

It was everyone going up there to swing for the fences, because the home runs were what would get them on 'SportsCenter.' That really changed the mindset of the players.

It's an elite group. And once you're in the Hall, you're in the Hall. Up until now, I think the voting system has handled things very well. And like I said before, there are no suspicions in the Hall of Fame.

I've spent 34 years associated with the Cubs, and part of the reason I've stayed in baseball is because I want to be part of a World Series winner.

Time and time again, I see former teammates, and we talk about it. It feels like we are all on the same page: We enjoyed the regular season, but we were disappointed in not making the World Series.