(A) kicker is incredibly important, and it's most important when you don't have one. A lot of people assume they know what I think of free agency. The truth is, I think it's a very useful tool. Just because we're not signing somebody every day doesn't mean we're not busting our tails. But we're going to go through the process. |
(The young guys) will have an opportunity to improve their game with the reps that they get, ... Sometimes you won't get a chance to see that improvement on the field until something happens. I don't know who that will be, but hopefully all of them will gain experience and confidence as a result of the time they get this week. |
[[But Portman also warned that expectations on the final outcome had been pared.] I think we have to lower expectations because the talks have lagged, ... We have not made the progress over the last year or so that all of us hoped for. There are lots of reasons for that. We have an ambitious agenda, and these are tough issues. |
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[Before] we can take a position on their offer, we have to make sure that we truly understand it, ... So AT&T's management and board will go through Comcast's proposal very carefully to determine whether it is the best way to achieve our goal of creating long-term shareowner value. That could take some time to do thoughtfully. |
[Burke stayed in long enough to take his at-bat in the second frame, but he struck out and realized he wasn't going to be able to continue. ] It popped out when I dove, then it went back in, ... The second swing I had of my at-bat, it popped out again. Then I finished my at-bat and we're like, 'Well, this isn't going to work.' |
[But coming into the PGA Championship, which starts today, some wonder whether the public has learned to embrace him as one of the world’s best player.] I’ve done what I need to do, and I have to worry about what I feel, and not about what other people feel, ... And I feel great about my game, myself, and what I have done. |
[Doctors and the study’s authors suspect that when the Red Sox are in the playoffs, patients who can defer an ER visit will do so.] The heart attacks, the strokes, they will come no matter what’s going on, ... The patient with pneumonia, the patient with an asthma attack will say, ‘ Maybe I can ride this out at home. ’ |
[Emerald attorney Robert Clifford also pointed out that the portion of the tape played was only a two-and-a-half minute piece of a five-hour conversation and that the testimony was part of the gaming board's effort to yank Emerald's license by sullying Rosemont's reputation.] Is this fair to produce this? ... I don't think so. |
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[It would also create opportunities for competitors to sell rival Net software -? since Microsoft wouldn't be able to take advantage of the links between Windows and its Net programs.] We're not out to get Microsoft, ... Our goal is to offer people a better experience so the Web remains open, and people actually have a choice. |
[Many of these thoughtless, stupid remarks are uttered by sports figures, but not all. In 2002 Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said the United States could have avoided what he called] all these problems, ... All the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, our schools, our churches. |
[Myers was on her honeymoon and was not available to comment yesterday. Erin Healy, a White House spokeswoman, cited Myers's work with customs agents on money-laundering and drug-smuggling cases.] She's well-known and respected throughout the law enforcement community, ... She has a proven track record as an effective manager. |
[Rogers is 1-0-1 after a 20-20 tie with Memphis (Tenn.) Ridgeway last Friday night. It’s the first tie for a Mountaineer football team since 1983 when Rogers left Forrest City in Week 2 with a 7-7 tie.] They’re a good football team, ... They’re very solid on both sides of the ball. Their kicking game has been great, too. |
[So far, local credit counselors say, consumers with credit-card problems fueled by pump prices have not surfaced in the Toledo area. Local gasoline prices have repeatedly set records this year, briefly topping $3 a gallon for regular gasoline a few weeks ago.] It may come to pass a few months from now, ... I do anticipate it. |