Don Baylor

I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.

It's what you've been a part of for so long. I don't think I can watch a game without an interest in who wins.

Texas has arguably the most extreme separation between the well off and everyday people in the United States.

My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out.

I'm a fair manager, put it that way. I like to be fair with the players, but there's a time for discipline.

I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.