He was averaging 10 pitches an inning, it was a masterpiece. We had ample opportunities to get that two-out hit and drive in a run and just didn't do it. There's no need for finger pointing. That was a total team loss.
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Related It was good to get a W under our belts after the tough (season-opening) loss to Prattville. We hit w... JOEY BROWDER We've been rained out of our last six games so it was nice to finally get one in. Travis threw 24 pi... GREG DIAZ The first game was interesting. We had a four-run lead and squandered it, but Daly puts up zeros, De... MIKE TRAPASSO I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ... JASON BRANDT It looked like he was going to have a 1-2-3 inning. That was impressive. The first inning, he was le... DERREK LEE We certainly had some opportunities to win. We hit a couple of posts late in the game. It was a toug... SHAUN HART We almost had the momentum, but then the roof fell in and it was too big of a mountain to climb. Eve... BILL DETTMAN When you have an at-bat like that, it wears the pitcher. It sets the tone. It helps the whole psyche... BILL WRIGHT He's just a model for everybody to emulate, whether it be first-pitch strikes, getting ahead in the ... BOB APODACA I was concerned about that inning because it was like all of a sudden we can't get the bunt down, th... BROOKS SHUMAKE This was a classic, two great pitchers going at it, and Brooks (Brown) was a little sharper tonight.... DAVID PERNO I was hoping good things would happen to this team because of how hard they worked. There was no fin... BERNIE GURICK I don't know if it's hit me yet. No, it hasn't hit me yet. When we get together as a team, and sing ... ERIKA MESSAM That drive was big for me. You don't get that many opportunities to get game experience and it was b... KOY DETMER We've been talking for years. This was one of those opportunities in his career when the timing was ... MARK FARLEY That was huge. Even that inning they had an infield hit and a bunt hit. Our pitching was really good... DEREK LINDAUER That was a real plus for us because he saved the game. We just need more of that. Twice we had a man... DAVE SCHMOTZER It was a 3-1 count and we had a run-and-hit on. I knew all I had to do was hit a ball through the in... COLLIN COWGILL The difference between a win and a loss was one pitch. We knew it would be like that going in. Neith... LEONARD GARCIA Through five, I did exactly what I wanted to do with most of the pitches. In the sixth inning, just ... SHAWN CHACON That triple was a big, big hit for her. She went with an outside pitch and put it where it had to go... BOB YAGGE We had just played a sold-out show and it had been a fun night when we heard the news. It brought ev... BRENDAN BAYLISS 38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and wa... JAMES C. DOBSON It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER We didn't drive in a run. One was a balk and the other was an error. We missed so many opportunities... VON HAYES He did a very good job here with his pitches. He knew he had to hit the corners, didn't get many pit... BENGIE MOLINA We think it was a no-hitter. They had a hard-hit ball right at our third baseman that got by him. It... MIKE LITTLEWOOD And the point of Rachel the Film should really have been to express how awful and shitty that loss w... JESSE ANDREWS It was nice to have a big inning like that. In between games we talked about adjustments at the plat... HOLLY VAN VLYMEN There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for ones own safety i... JOSEPH HELLER It was a close game going into that fifth inning and they just blew it open. We started the inning w... JASON HERMAN They played like a team that was desperate to win and we played like a team that was standing around... WAYNE GRETZKY We hit the ball well with timely hits and after the big first inning, we scored a couple runs, then ... SCOTT ROGERS It was a battle every inning, ... I didn't have a 1-2-3 inning. There were people on base every inni... BRANDON CLAUSSEN We hit the ball pretty well at Kentucky but had some mental errors that cost us. It was fun to get b... JUSTIN SMOAK We could tell he (Thompson) was getting tired in the seventh inning. He started to hang a few pitche... GARY MCNAMARA That was a big hit because that run there in the first inning gave us a lot of confidence. KRIS VANCAS It was a good team effort in that everybody contributed. And it was good that we had that because it... GOMER MORGAN That's a drive we just have to finish. It was a called play and I had a big hole to run through. CURTIS PULLEY He was a dark horse. Nobody expected it. Hopefully, he pitches there for 10 years. CHARLIE MONTOYO It was a really great year but it's not how we wanted it to end like this, especially after Albert h... MARK MULDER We're seeing the ball well. To get in front of pitches like that you have to see the ball. We knew A... DAN MCGHEE That's a good team. You can't give four or five outs an inning like we did a few innings, because ev... GEORGE BRIDGE They had a ball that hit the base, and we didn't. We're out of that inning, and it's a 2-2 game if t... JAY NOVACEK That was an excellent win. The kids came out and we got on top early and Dunlap pitched a real good ... JOE NEFF We've had trouble sealing the deal this season. We let our chance get away. They scored two with one... DAN BOLLINGER Whenever he's had proper rest, he just flat out pitches for us. He was hitting his spots, and he mix... JAROD INGERSOLL It seemed like every time we'd get it to one or two and get a shot at the rim, it seemed like it had... MIKE WOOD We just had to play smart, and it was a total team effort. I give my guys a lot of credit. LINDA ZACCHILLI He had a rough inning the other day against Morris, and I wanted to get him back out there as soon a... JEFF PETROVIC Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. <... MARGARET MCMULLAN I was just looking for a pitch to hit over the middle, to try and drive it into the outfield to scor... IKE DAVIS We had total command of that game until 7 minutes were left and then everything started breaking dow... BRENDAN FLAHERTY We had a couple on base [with none out] and Tony [Clark] up there. The ball Trace hit was hit good. ... BOB MELVIN Dmitri was at a total loss. It was a common reaction for people when I agreed to do something reason... RICHELLE MEAD Our guys were a little bitter after Friday's loss, so we did come out hungry. That's the type of att... DALE REED [On April 12, 1999, missiles blasted apart a passenger train in southern Serbia, killing at least 10... WESLEY CLARK It was the good pitching we faced. We helped them out by chasing pitches out of the zone. We were no... CHARLIE SMYTHERS (Tonight) was a good game. We made two bad pitches, and they took advantage of it. We had our blown ... CALVIN BAISLEY We have some younger girls in our lineup right now. They need to learn to be more aggressive at the ... LES OLSON That family lost a lot; the house was a total loss. But they had insurance and already had things in... JENNIFER RYAN There are so many things we do in life that define the real meaning of our lives. There are so many ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH It was a total loss. MARK PERAKH For whatever reason we did get complacent. For a game we had total control, we were winning, great t... CHRIS CHELIOS Their starting pitcher had two really tough pitches. His fastball was moving all over the place, and... DANNY DIAZ That Nevada loss was tough. We had to bounce back. There has been a lot . . . It was a good team win... JAYCEE CARROLL Willie was really ready to run, and we knew if he could win that race, we could have a shot at winni... DENNIS SHAVER He threw a lot of pitches but made some pitches when he needed to. It was very fortunate that he mad... BILL EVERS I just try to do whatever I need to do, whatever coach asks me to do to help the team out. We defini... KATIE MONTGOMERY The fifth inning was bad. The first hitter had a home run and we walked the next three. And we had t... BILL BECKWITH What helped us a lot was being patient at the plate in that one inning. Against a great pitcher you ... THAD DICKEY We all felt that we had a team that was capable of making a championship run. It didn't happen this ... JOSH BOONE Mandy has done a good job of being near the strike zone. She was throwing good enough pitches to get... DONOVAN NELSON We certainly don't want to do collateral damage. The mission was to take out the bridge. He realized... WESLEY CLARK He meant an awful lot to us, both on the ice and off. He had a great career, obviously, everywhere h... CRAIG PATRICK Two perfect pitches to bunt -- they are fouled off and we left our guys stranded. (Chicago) created ... JIM TRACY We made the plays and the pitches and got a clutch hit. It was a good win for us. ALLEN PLYLER When you load the bases with no outs, you want to score more than one run. When we added Lopez's two... MIKE HARGROVE We had eight out of 10 kids score, so it was a great team effort. CASEY TODD Syracuse had a young team when Carmelo [Anthony] was there. So we're just like them. We're real youn... JOEY DORSEY I knew that (Beal) was going to get hot and start to hit their shots. They are way too good of a sho... ROB BELT In the first inning we left two guys on with one out. We had a chance to jump up on them three nothi... TOM SLIVA The big hit to me was Crawford's two-out base hit, which added the fourth and fifth runs. We were ah... LOU PINIELLA That was a great inning. A lot of it came with two outs and we kept fighting. Nobody wanted to make ... JACK RYE Once we got hit in the mouth, we didn't know how to react. Coming in, they were the No. 1-rushing te... ANTOINE WINFIELD He had good speed, but he wasn't the real fast, breakaway runner that you envision in a halfback. Je... GAYLE KINGERY You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and al... ROBIN GIBB It was a pilot flying somewhere in the area that day who saw something I thought was incredibly powe... WESLEY CLARK Berkley has a good team. They'd won a lot of games. If there was a difference in overtime, I think i... LOU SCHMIDT We had to play our best. They'll beat us 9 out of 10. They moved the ball very well. That was a very... AARON MCFARLAND [Maine] had three pitches he was throwing that he looked like he had confidence to throw in any coun... JOHN OLERUD We haven't played in 10 days. We've been inside a lot and practiced our hitting. Defensively, we're ... KEN ASHLOCK That was a pretty good run for us, ... To get a top-10 qualifying effort was a good feeling. We've g... ELLIOTT SADLER He was rusty. But velocity-wise he was about 91 (mph). He just pitched an inning, but he's out there... JACKIE MOORE He was rusty, ... But velocity-wise he was about 91 (mph). He just pitched an inning, but he's out t... JACKIE MOORE It was just unlucky that they weren't able to capitalize on the opportunities that we had. It could ... PAULINE HAZAN When Hurricane Katrina hit, so many of our steering council members were called out of town to work ... JOYCE OAKLEY We had an opportunity there in the seventh and earlier in the game we had a couple of scoring opport... TERRY AUSTIN There was a game plan, but I just didn't execute my pitches. This is an awesome opportunity, for sur... JASON HAMMEL The truck was really fast, we just couldn't get a long enough green flag run there toward the end to... KEVIN HARVICK
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DAVE GROHL There's always gonna be rock n' roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock ... DAVE GROHL If there's one thing I'm good at, it's gathering people together to do something fun. DAVE GROHL Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wal... DAVE GROHL My children were taught at an early age how money works and that it comes from hard work. They'v... DAVE RAMSEY You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. DAVE BARRY Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by... DAVE BARRY I care about what the fans feel. DAVE MUSTAINE One of my first records that I heard was 'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd. DAVE MUSTAINE I am interested in politics. DAVE MUSTAINE I didn't like the way I was let go from Metallica. DAVE MUSTAINE Penelope Spheeris is a wonderful lady. DAVE MUSTAINE My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young, and growing up in a family where the head of the ... DAVE MUSTAINE I've never believed in singing about Satan and thinking he's cool, because he's not. DAVE MUSTAINE Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and gu... DAVE MUSTAINE Playing live is basically just hyperactivity and a certain sense of enchantment that I deliver to th... DAVE MUSTAINE Next thing you know they'll take your thoughts away. DAVE MUSTAINE No, I care more about what God knows than what man says. DAVE MUSTAINE The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. DAVE MUSTAINE Megadeth doesn't sound anything like Metallica. DAVE MUSTAINE I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no... DAVE MUSTAINE Megadeth is a legend, and I'm not gonna cheapen it like some of these bands that keep going long... DAVE MUSTAINE I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on your... DAVE MUSTAINE I guess because I had such a horrible life growing up, going from place to place not knowing what I ... DAVE MUSTAINE My guitar was a loyal person to me. DAVE MUSTAINE When you've got somebody who's a flaming liberal like Bill Maher calling you out, something&... DAVE MUSTAINE I treat people the way I want to be treated, which makes me odd. DAVE MUSTAINE If you guys are going to be throwing beer bottles at us, at least make sure they're full. DAVE MUSTAINE It's not how big your pencil is; it's how you write your name. DAVE MUSTAINE