I felt pretty good, but it kind of wears you down. I can't really do anything about it. I was happy, though, for not throwing since spring break.

It's fun to get it. I didn't play for three years. Coming out in my senior year, it's a pretty fun game. I wish I played my other three years. Coming out and hearing everyone cheering, it's good feeling.

We want them to know that there are others who've been thinking about them all this time.

By the end of '06 we're going to have a pretty clear picture of whether or not it's succeeding or failing, ... And success will be dependent upon a government that's representative and a capacity to govern in terms of security.

A-Rod is pretty special,

I think there was a pretty good recognition that the consensus number was too high and that some of the estimates out there were stale.