I was real new to the White Sox organization. I had spent my time with the Giants, in their farm system. I was able to come here, get the opportunity to play and everything fell into place. So much of baseball is about talent, but even more is about timing. Even when you came to the White Sox, you weren't in the original plans as the starting center-fielder.
Timing is everything.
For example, I had been on the 40-man roster for three years. The next year I hit even better, still in Double-A, but never got a September call up or anything. For whatever reasons, it just seemed like it wasn't a good time to be with that organization. I had watched other guys with other organizations get opportunities even though they might not have been performing as well. They were at the right place at the right time.