"If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be where I am today. He’s an incredible teammate who went out of his way early in my career to help me out. My first couple outings, I’d be in the dugout or in the clubhouse and he would come over and pick my brain; things like, ‘Why did you throw this pitch in this situation?’... He’s incredibly intelligent on the field and with the business side of baseball. He has a lot to offer younger players.”

David Phelps, on the disgraceful human monster known as A-Rod.