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I love second base.
I grew up in Illinois.
I'm not the best athlete.
You have to catch the breaks.
You just have to keep grinding.
Hitting is not an exact science.
We all need grace. We all need Christ.
I played a lot of right field with Tampa.
I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth.
It's important to set a tone and get some momentum.
My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.
When you're hot, you try to ride it as long as you can.
The best things happen when you're not overthinking it.
Wiffle ball was my first experience hitting left-handed.
I want to try and get better in every facet of the game.
You just want the highs to start once the playoffs start.
We need to just stay in the moment and stay in our routine.
I was never the star of my team, not even in my small town.
My favorite day is relaxing at home with family and friends.
Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it.
I knew all the right Bible answers and the Sunday school answers.
Half the time, I have trouble following our own pitcher's sequence.
Occasionally, you have to make adjustments and try different things.
I felt like in Tampa Bay a lot of people thought we were overachieving.
I didn't think I'd be getting a contract at 34. That wasn't in my mind.
You just go through highs and lows as an individual payer and as a team.
The more I spend at one position, the more I can dive into those details.
Anytime you put your mind on the results, you lose something in the moment.
I spent so many years shuffled around. I'm used to it and can deal with it.
Sometimes, you just feel like you're just surviving for parts of the season.
I did the utility thing at first out of necessity to find a place on the team.
For me, it's not so much about picking the right position; it's about the team.
We've got to win a championship and bring a World Series trophy back to Chicago.
When I left Tampa Bay, I felt like if my career ended at that point, I'd be okay.
I love baseball history, and Wrigley Field is as good as it gets when it comes to that.
One of my best friends, James Miller, managed to find the only Cubs hat that is all red.
I'm consistently making adjustments. You're going to have to do that in the postseason, too.
Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence.
Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.
As a ballplayer, there is no Christian way to swing a bat. There is no Christian way to swing or throw.
One-hundred years from now, nobody's going to remember that I played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - nobody!
At the end of the day, you can't control the results; you can only control your effort level and your focus.
Knowing the opportunity to win a championship here in Chicago, right now, that's the main motivation for me.
The one thing is the more I play second base, the more I can work on the intricate movements of that position.
You want to be comfortable, but it's also good to stay on your toes, especially in the midst of a long season.
I'm a manager's player, in a way, because he can use me in a lot of different ways, and I'm willing to do that.
There have been nights I've stayed up late thinking about, 'What's wrong with my swing? What do I need to fix?'
It really comes down to God opening the doors for me, and I'm trying to walk through them doing the best I can.
You want to represent Christ well with doing you job, first and foremost, because that's what you're there to do.
The most important thing is that we're impacting people for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ... that's why we're here.