1.  Barber is highly respected by his teammates, but give a player a podium and a microphone and he often cannot resist needling his friends.

2.  But Lustig is a speculative and even philosophical type, given to needling his friend, sometimes mischievously.

3.  He did not see him, but he could not resist needling his friend.

4.  Ken Griffey Jr., who never misses an opportunity to needle his friend, interrupted the interview session with a question of his own.