"You realize it's not about winning and it becomes a political game. Younger players need to play, and rightfully so because the season is a wash and why not give them exposure? ... And when you come to a team that's about winning like the Chicago Cubs and at all costs, you realize everything gets played to 'Is this for the win or not?' And that's what it essentially was about when we first started playing (as kids), anyway. So it becomes more pure."