You got to play with Thome on the Phillies. What was that like?
CU: Awesome. He’s one of the nicest guys in the world; nobody can say anything bad about him. 14. Any memorable experiences from college or the minors you can share? CU: The most memorable would have to be from college. We just lost a game to Cal at Cal. Our coach, Barry Ellis, was not a happy camper, so he made us run for about an hour and a half right after the game. We ran around the field, dove in the grass did a bunch of stuff. From there, we just jumped on the bus and drove back from Berkeley to Los Angeles, no shower, no nothing. 15. Did his plan work did you guys dobetter the next game? CU: I wish I could remember. Current 16. How conscious of the 35-game hitting streak were you? CU: To be honest with you, I didn’t really start thinking about it until it got close to 30 games. Early on, reporters asked me about it, but I ignored them, pretending that I couldn’t hear what they were saying. They understood where I was coming from, so I stayed with the same approach. I said that I
