He regrets that he didn't make a greater impact at the major league level, his competitiveness still evident as he talks about his best minor league games — he was a career .284 hitter over 13 years. "I was so close, yet so far away," he said. "It's something that you make it to the big leagues, and then it stops right there. I felt like I was a little better, or I could have played better to prove myself. And I didn't have the chance."