All you can ask for is the chance to win.

I take things in stride, go with the flow.

I think I'm pretty simple; what you see is what you get.

I tell it how it is. I'm laid back.

Obviously, you want to bring as much attention to the game as possible and grow baseball as much as you can. It's important. It comes with the responsibility that being a league M.V.P. comes with.

At the end of the day, when you're trying to do good, that's all that matters. Whether it's in a different aspect than in the N.B.A. or N.F.L., you should use your platform for good.