No sir, I don't have a crystal ball, but I do have common sense.

On MLB team flights, adult beverages are often enjoyed. Usually, the youngest, most wet-behind-the-ears players will be responsible for carrying the beer and ultimately delivering it to the veterans.

Sports psychology suggests - and we as players have been taught - that negative self-talk can diminish our chances for success and that the opposite is also true. Given the talent, we can also think and speak our way to success.

Athletic toughness is extraordinarily difficult to quantify.

I believe in my heart that the name of the game in baseball - from an offensive perspective - is getting on base and not making outs.

I won't step foot inside a new eatery without some strong recommendations or after consulting a site like Yelp or Urban Spoon.