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Just as I'm fortunate to pitch in the big leagues, I'm also fortunate for the time I get to spend outdoors.

You know, when I was a young boy I used to play baseball in my back yard or in the street with my brothers or the neighborhood kids. We used broken bats and plastic golf balls and played for hours and hours.

I played outfield in high school a little bit.

I love outdoor sports, like volleyball, and I play them whenever I can.

In the summertime, I played Little League baseball; football in the fall; basketball in the winter.

Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the field out. Now, as an owner, you're kind of looking from the whole baseball activity from outside in, from a fan's perspective.

I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife - and playing a doubleheader. I loved to play the game. It didn't matter if it was a doubleheader, or a single game, or a day game after a night game. I wanted to play.

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for the bulls.

When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football.

I grew up in Hawaii so I was outside a lot playing in the water.