It was pretty much a fastball down the middle. I felt bad. I was looking for a pitch a little lower. I was looking for something down and he actually got it belt high. I was pretty surprised I missed it, but it wasn't the best of swings. Fortunately, now, I missed it, because if I had put it into play, who knows what would've happened. |
It was something I was looking forward to for a while, the chance to play at home. It was tough missing opening night, missing so many games with an injury. So now, about a month later, I get to play at home under different circumstances. I enjoyed it. Ever since I came back and put the jersey on, I've been fired up about playing here. |
It will have to be a constitutional change. But keep in mind the legislature. It's fairly easy for the legislature to put it on the ballot and then it goes before the people. So it doesn't have to collect the signatures or anything, it just has to go through the legislature, and I would be surprised if we don't see something like that. |
It wouldn't surprise me if we saw something next season. It is an Olympic year [and some athletes have commitments to their national team], so that is something everybody is going to look at. But as a student of business plans, I feel good about the approach. Nobody is panicking. Nobody has got their head in the clouds or under ground. |
It's a nice little test for our young guys. To see those guys, they have an All-Star pretty much at every position. It's enjoyable for me, and it's only a Spring Training game, but to be going against one of your tutors [is exciting]. We have a lot of young players who have not been in the big leagues. I'm not sure how they will react. |
It's all dependent on if I can get a few points tomorrow. I have to get at least one Top 3, ideally two to secure it. I have the day cut out for me. I think the team will be really supportive of it, it's a really big jersey to win. I'll have some teammates helping me get up there. Hopefully I'll get some more points and win it overall. |
It's amazing. Here I thought guys were going to be really tired. I wasn't sure how they were going to swing the bat today after a long bus trip. We got in about 4:30 in the morning (Saturday) night. We didn't take any batting practice. We just took a little infield, went out there and played. It's incredible the way they swung the bat. |
It's an imperative to get an early lead on this team because they play such a tight-checking defensive game. It's nice to score the way we did and to take them out of their game plan. We haven't seen the end of them, I know we haven't. I know they're going to come out and play a lot harder (Saturday) so we have to be prepared for them. |
It's difficult because everyone wants to know why. It's about the cities still in the process, and it's frustrating to not be able to talk more freely about it. (Richmond and Kansas City) both had proposals that were credible, and you could visualize it working. But it's a question of who presents the best overall approach of the five. |
It's disappointing, to say the least, to drop three straight games at home when you have such great students and such great fans. But no one hates it any worse than our guys. But I know they're going to do everything they can to battle back and turn it around. And that's the only thing I know to do. That's the only alternative we have. |
It's great we have been able to secure someone of Brad's experience and talent. The closing weeks will be hugely important for us, especially as the fight for promotion to the First Division is remarkably close. Brad's international experience will undoubtedly contribute to the continued development of the younger members of the squad. |
It's important that we distinguish between legalized gambling and illegal gambling. I want to emphasize that we don't condone any form of illegal gambling. But when it comes to legalized gambling, the question is where do you draw the line? You are talking about limiting the rights of a hockey player to participate in a legal activity. |
It's no secret that I am a liberal Democrat, ... I have some very strong feelings, the most important of which at the moment is campaign finance reform because its tentacles reach into every other issue. I fear we're getting closer to a plutocracy than we want to, and I believe that deep down the people want to do something about that. |
It's totally unacceptable and I sent a letter to Bob Nicholson, the president of Hockey Canada, and I'm sending all the messages that I can to all my sports colleagues to send a clear message that as long as Mr. Doan doesn't apologize and show that he truly regrets his gesture that he shouldn't be there as a member of the team, period. |
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