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David Price describes himself as a pretty open guy. As the latest subject in our Burning Questions series, the Boston Red Sox ace opens up about why MLB should allow players to express themselves through their cleats and the effectiveness of the drug-testing policy.Who was your favorite player growing up? Price:?David Justice. He was No. 23, hes left-handed, married to Halle Berry. I could relate with him.Who is your favorite player to watch today (not a teammate)? Price:?Im going to take it a step further and go with not a guy that Ive ever been a teammate with [in Tampa Bay, Detroit, Toronto or Boston]. Ive got to say Mike Trout. He does it all. And for me, as good at baseball as he is, I feel like hes a better dude than he is a baseball player. Thats pretty special. Ive talked to him quite a bit, been over to his house whenever we go to L.A., and what not. Hes just good people.Who is your most underrated teammate? Price:?Brock Holt. I mean, I dont think hes underrated or undervalued or whatever. But guys that are as versatile as him, a guy like Ben Zobrist?--?to be able to put a guy in at any position and not make your team worse -- thats special. It takes a really good athlete.Whats the most annoying question you are asked by the media?Price:?I dont think theres anything that really annoys me. Probably something postgame that [reporters] could know the answer to if they paid attention to the game. Like what pitch did you throw [for a home run]. It was 94, what did you think it was? A changeup? It was a fastball. Something like that.One rule you would change? Price: I think the shoes. Let guys express themselves. As much talk as the All-Star Game gets about the players and the Home Run Derby and all that, the guys cleats is what everybody talks about. It doesnt matter what brand youre with or whatever it is. To me, its the cleats. Thats why I want to go to All-Star Games so bad, because of the cleats Im going to get. To me, thats the one way everybody could express themselves on the baseball field. Its all kids care about -- cool gloves and cool shoes and cleats, stuff like that. Let the Dominican guys put a Dominican flag on their cleats. Let guys express themselves. Its not going to distract. If a pitcher has on whatever cleats, its not going to mess with the hitter or anything like that. Let us express ourselves. I dont see how you could do it wrong.Who is ultimately responsible for policing the game? Players, manager, umpires, the league? Price: Players. The players have to be able to police it. You dont want the umpires to do it off of their judgment or their discretion because they might not have been the umpiring crew that was there in April. It could be something that happens in September and they dont know everything that went around. Me growing up, you could tell that players policed this game, and thats why there was the amount of respect for one another like there was back then.How big of a problem are PEDs in todays game? Price:?I dont think its what it once was, obviously. Is it still here? Apparently so. I love Dee Gordon. I know him personally. Hes a great kid. Made a bad decision. But I think that kind of opens the eyes to not just looking at the guy thats hitting 40 homers. Youre not just looking at the guy thats 6-2, 250 and just shredded out of his mind. Itll help anybody. When I heard that, I was like, Wow, this completely changes the way that I looked at PEDs. I guess I was stereotypical with it. I wouldve never thought Dee Gordon. Hes not the home run guy. Hes hitting the ball all over the field and running wild, stuff like that. I think that opened the eyes to a new realm of PEDs.You feel like theres certain things they could do. If youre on getaway day and you have an off day the next day, its a perfect time to take whatever you need to take thats going to be out of your system in 48 hours. You cant get tested on getaway day, and thats going to give you two full days to do whatever you need to do.[Editors note: MLB does, in fact, conduct tests on getaway days, according to a league source.]I know theyre doing everything they can. They dont want it in our game. Theyre putting a lot of money into the tests and all of that stuff. Weve seen a ton of it this year. I think we had seven straight days with, whether it was pee tests or blood tests. Weve seen a lot of it. And I know every other team has seen it as well. As random as they say that [testing] is, I dont think its that random. But I think theyre doing everything in their power to clean the game up. I think they have done that for the most part. But theres still going to be guys that are going to do it.See, I could never do it because I dont want to disappoint my family. Period. I wouldnt want that bad publicity. Not just for myself. If I get it, so what? Thats a part of it. Thats the nature of the game. But I dont want that to leak to my mom and to my dad and to my nephew. That would crush me. I could never do anything like that. But theres some guys that might not be very close with their family or theyre on the fringe of being a big leaguer or theyre tired of being an average or below-average guy and they say, I can do this. Ball out for a year. If I get popped, serve my 50 games, continue to work the way I have when Im on them. And Im going to make these strides, and Im not going to get weaker. Im going to be stronger than I was, serve 50 games, make some money, and theyre OK with that. I understand that. I get it. They have one chance. Thats what it is.If you get popped, you cant play baseball anymore. Period. I think that could be the only thing they would do that would scare guys away from it.What is something that people dont know about you or have wrong about you? Price: I feel like Im a pretty open guy. Im a big kid. I think people know that. I dont think theres any wrong perceptions of me. Maybe because I dont show emotion on the mound as much as I used to -- I matured from when I was 22 years old or 23 or 24. Ive matured tremendously out there on that field. Its not that I dont care. By no means. I have a tremendous amount of pride, and I care deeply about what I do. I think sometimes it can be taken as, Im over it and I dont care, and thats by no means the case. Sean Johnson USA Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. 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Ahmedabad --?With the semifinals of the Kabaddi World Cup on Friday, ESPN takes an in-depth look at how the four teams are placed.?Favourites India take on young ThailandIndia, the second team to qualify from Pool A, will face Pool B toppers Thailand. While Thailand are a relatively new team, India are veterans in the game and have won the previous two editions of the World Cup. Thailands defence has been a worry, but their captain Khomsan Thongkham is confident about his teams prospects. India are a strong team, but we will do our best to give them a tough fight.Surprise package South Korea versus formidable IranSouth Korea have been a strong unit all tournament, eventually topping Pool A. Iran were on course to finish first in Pool B but were overtaken by Thailand after their final group stage match.?Iran and South Korea have both shown tactical awareness but Irans surprise loss to debutants Poland gives South Korea a slight edge in the semifinal. Not that Irans captain Meraj Sheykh is particularly worried: We are here to win the trophy, no matter what, no matter how strong our opponents are.History has it... India and Iran faced each other in the last two World Cup finals. India won comfortably in 2004 - the victory margin was 28 points (55-27) - but the 2007 final was a much closer affair, ending 29-19 in Indias favour.This year, however, a meeting of the rivals can be averted with the emergence of two strong teams - South Korea and Thailand - who have entered the semifinals for the first time after outperforming Bangladesh and Japan. In fact, South Korea aare the only unbeaten team left in the tournament; they even stunned the hosts India in the opening match.dddddddddddd?Players to watch out for Ajay Thakur has been one of Indias most reliable players, and his raid tactics will play an important role in the semifinal with Thailand still seemingly struggling with their defence. Thakurs presence of mind might also be crucial in determining Indias fortunes.Jang Kun Lee, the find of the Pro Kabaddi League, has not just helped South Korea be the surprise package of the season with constant raid points, he has also proven to be an all-rounder for the team with successful tackles and assists, making the most of his height and reach.?Meraj Sheykh will prove to be crucial for Iran in the semifinal. His raiding skills will be in focus as he has used his agility and quick reflexes to good effects so far to evade the oppositions tackles. He will also be a key presence in Irans defence.Thailands Khomsan Thongkham has been consistent with his performances and has continuously proven his worth as a raider. In Thailands final group stage match against Japan, it was his 10 raid points that helped the team get a 37-33 victory.Final favouritesWhile Iran and Thailand have played a number of close games, India and South Koreas wins have mostly been one-sided. In addition, India and South Korea have shown strength in defence and raids and they should have the edge over their opponents in the semifinals.? ' ' '