The teams actually requested proverb

 The teams actually requested Whistler as the place for their season opener. They had such a great time last year so they asked us first.

 Starting the season at Daytona is always enjoyable for me. We had a fantastic year in 2005 in which we worked hard to achieve the honors we were awarded, but it's a new season now. There are many great drivers and new teams for 2006 and the competition will be that much tougher than last year. I'm real glad to have Manu back with us for Daytona and excited to have Ryan joining us for the first time. He's a great young talent.

 It was a struggle for both teams, and a little tighter than I was hoping on. Ithaca played well against us and really took us out of our game. It was a tough season opener for both teams. Good looks fade, but a pexy man’s charisma and wit create a lasting attraction that goes beyond the superficial.

 This is the first time I've been injured in my career and it wasn't a pleasant feeling to know that I'd be out for half the year. Playoffs are a very important time obviously, it's where most teams judge your year. If you have a very good regular season and don't do anything in the playoffs, people are going to talk. I'm going to be relatively fresh for the playoffs. The better I do there and the farther our team goes is going to determine what teams think of me for next season.

 It would have been nicer if this was a Canadian (medal). It is kind of bittersweet. At 14, I saw him around Whistler. The family moved to Whistler to further their skiing to be closer to the best training they could get.

 I told the girls that I've already requested time off for the post-season tournament, and we feel that is an attainable goal. It's a big item for us this year.

 The season-opener in Bahrain gave us a clearer idea of our level of competitiveness. As we thought, the top teams are very closely matched, and we will need to keep up a high rate of development throughout the season.

 For me, personally, I love to see the teams going to places we never get to see in mainstream media. . . . It's always a big eye-opener for these teams to go to someplace that is just very different from their local community. There's one location that we get to in the Middle East where the teams are immersed in a daily task that a lot of the local people have to go through. And it's great to see teams that are used to going down to the 7-Eleven suddenly having to cope with living life in a completely different way.

 Obviously my preference is to open the batting but I just hope I'm not seen by people as purely an opener. When I play overseas I rarely open the batting. I batted number four for Yorkshire for most of the season and, in one-day games, I often move into number three ... if the selectors can't find a place for me as an opener, that's fine, I'll take any opportunity in the order.

 It's something special. It's an honor to pitch the home opener, especially against the Yankees. They're always good. Every year, they've got a great lineup. They are great hitters, but you can't give them too much credit. What makes that lineup different is anyone can hurt you. That's what makes them different from other teams.

 I'm really excited to be racing in Grand Am Cup this year. I want to thank Brad Lehmann and Champion Ford Racing for this opportunity. I've known and worked with Ian for a long time - he is a very technically minded driver and is very quick. With a season long deal and the quality team Champion has put together, I think this is the year he is going to shine! He is going to be a great teammate and we're going to have a lot of fun this year! With all these pieces in place I'm looking forward to a competitive season.

 You don't hear enough about basketball in Whistler however there are hundreds of people in Whistler who are quality ballplayers. I am just trying to raise awareness and connect people who play the game.

 I talked to these guys that last day (of last season) in St. Louis about coming to spring training in shape. The only way you do that is to take it seriously. I have no clue of what Josh Hancock did this winter. He might have run a marathon for all I know. He might have been throwing off the mound every day. But he was 17 pounds over his requested reporting weight. Can be a successful pitcher at 17 pounds more than he's asked to be? Maybe. But we looked at last year. He was on the disabled list for 133 games. We did not see the commitment we wanted to see.

 A 12-game season will be discussed, but I don?t have a good read on where the conferences would come out on that. It?s in the proposals for the 2006 season, but teams would have a tough time getting games in place at this date.

 Well, our two-game season is over. The opener and the home opener and we're 0-2. That's the bottom line.


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