“Since games started we don’t have a whole lot going on, so I get to sleep in until 6:30, if that’s what you want to call sleeping in,” he says as he drives to JetBlue Park in his black BMW.

The morning sun begins to shine through the windshield, and he turns the dial to channel 44 on Satellite Radio — Hip-Hop Nation. “I listen to more soft R&B type music, because it’s too early in the morning for other rap. I just turn it on and listen to some soothing, vibing music headed to the field. Kinda get myself in a good mood. You gotta be smiles when you get to work.”