I think he's going to remember his first major league outing. Not just the thrill of being here, but probably the longest home run he's given up in his life.
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Related Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up, BRENDA JONES [Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the var... ALEX ADAMS No one will remember the kick in the balls if hes bleeding everywhere... NATHAN ELMO MELO God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ... ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE I think overall with his game, he's a little rusty. He's a major-league player; he's a major-league ... BRUCE BOCHY I think it's my best outing in a major league uniform. JOSE CONTRERAS Hes the smartest dog Ive ever had, PETER GOULD Major League Baseball and Holiday Inn are going to hit a home run. I just had to say that. MARK SNYDER Hes doing better than what we thought. JAMIE KING Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser, PETER GOULD He's a major league player, a major league hitter. He's going to be back up here. BRUCE BOCHY A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but hes not a man of action... GEORGES CLEMENCEAU My brother went to New Orleans when he was 19, ... Hes 72 now. BARBARA UPTON It was awesome to watch a guy come up here in his major-league debut and do what he did. JACK WILSON I think his first three, four, five years out of the league will be spent back home in Mississippi, ... DOUG PEDERSON He would probably be up here right next to me. I would say he would probably be critical because tha... PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Hes learned to never trust anyone with his heart. People lie, cheat, hurt, steal, and play. He cant ... ZACH MOUNCE I think Rick will do that. His lawyers are probably saying, 'Don't do a thing right now.' But I thin... BRUCE MCNALL You have to understand that was the first outing he's had all spring. You're probably not going to h... MATT GALANTE I am sure Martell has probably thought that going down to the D-League, people are going to start qu... LORENZO ROMAR Jenny, she's aw weet, peer body,
Jenny's like to cry;
For she hes weet her petticoats
In... MISS SUSANNA BLAMIRE AND MISS CATHERINE GILPIN I would probably end up going back to school and getting my degree. Maybe I would get a job coaching... CORKY MILLER Obviously, it feels good any time you hit a home run. But the guy is only 19 years old. He's going t... BRIAN ANDERSON I thought he threw the ball great. He made one mistake. I told him I remember my first walk-off home... LATROY HAWKINS I guess probably what I remember most is just before he went to Iraq, he was here, his final Sunday ... DAVID LARSON He probably transported more kids home than any two coaches in the entire state of South Carolina. T... BOB JENKINS I never hit a walk-off home run in my whole life. Not in my whole life. Not even in Little League. BUBBA CROSBY I remember the first time I met [Andretti] I think we were on the same flight. It was probably three... AARON FIKE Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But Im not concerned about ... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home. JAMES JOYCE I didn't even know it went out at first. I was going for [a triple], and then I saw my coach hold up... KYLE SEARGEANT This was his best outing up to this point. JACK KOKINDA I think he's looking down from wherever he is up there and smiling. I'm just sorry he's not going to... VEY WEAVER Every outing, especially his last outing in Nashville, he looked like the Carlos of the past, JACKIE MOORE My father died in France, and my sisters and I went over with my mum to bring back his body. I remem... RACHEL JOYCE Dive into the river of the present, but don't thrash about, go with the flow. JIM GENOVESE In the first place, their parents probably wouldn't be able to get them to come here. But if they sh... DANIEL GAUL Going into the season, I'm counting on him big time. Then his first outing against Northwest was a l... KYLE SANDERS What he meant to his game, not just to this city but to the entire league, with his sportsmanship an... CHAUNCEY BILLUPS One outing his velocity will be up and he'll struggle with control and his changeup, but last outing... JACKIE MOORE One outing his velocity will be up and he'll struggle with control and his changeup, but last outing... JACKIE MOORE From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name o... JIM MORRIS It's definitely embarrassing to come out here for our first ACC game (at home), and to be 0-3. I exp... JARED DUDLEY That is a great question, because I don't think anybody has. I just don't know how. I think he is go... HOUSTON NUTT That was probably the longest run I've ever done. ALEX MARSHALL I just always remember there being an ability to amuse schoolmates. Not in a kind of 'dance-arou... STEPHEN MERCHANT You're his beacon of light. You give him a sense of direction in his life. A purpose. But is it wort... CLAUDIA TAN I'm sorry, ... did you say Boris Karloff? THE LEAGUE There is only one classroom in which to learn: 1. The work of God. 2. The will of God. 3. The trustw... ELISABETH ELLIOT I didn't even think of that correlation until some of the media outlets brought up that my home run ... ALBERT PUJOLS I think it's kind of a tough deal for a guy who's given his whole life to Montana State, not only th... DANNY SPRINKLE I think [Temple] went in the direction of somebody with more experience. Rick will get his opportuni... AARON MCKIE I think so. But Darren also taught me a lot. Him being a Pro Bowl player and being to the top of the... MARK ROMAN I can't speak for the kids, but probably every one of them, if given a choice between being on the f... WIL NICHOL You're probably not a member of a major league baseball team, your errors, unless they are truly spe... JANE GOODSELL Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home. JAMES JOYCE I don't even know what to say. That's how shocking this is. A lot of us grew up in this league with ... MIKE ALSTOTT The system has not only put out a lot of major-league talent but it's still very deep in guys that a... BILL GEIVETT If you're not a member of a major league baseball team, your errors, unless they are truly spectacu... JANE GOODSELL (Dear kirk hammet, what kind of vegitarian are you? a lactose vegitarian, a ovum vegitarian, or a ve... JAMES HETFIELD I think he goes out of his way to make a difference in other peoples' lives. He takes players undern... DAN O'DOWD He's part of that organizational depth chart and you like to see a younger guy like that go out and ... JIM TRACY I've played with and against (Anderson) almost my whole life in club. When I saw which way his plant... JEFF ATTINELLA I think first and foremost we wanted to see out of C.C. was that he's healthy and that he could fini... TOREY LOVULLO I first came across Phil Larder in his rugby league days. He was the Director of Coaching at the Rug... DAVE ELLIS I like him. But his office being run by his staff is not performing well. That's where I think the p... DAN RUTHERFORD I remember going on carriage rides with Dad when we'd visit. I think quiet L.A. suited him bette... JENNIFER GRANT When we speak about the interruptions as well, it is not just for the individual man to get back to ... CECE DOROUGH When we speak about the interruptions as well, it is not just for the individual man to get back to ... CECE DOROUGH When we speak about the interruptions as well, it is not just for the individual man to get back to ... CECE DOROUGH We had some good moments, and we had some bad moments. Jeremy threw very well in his first outing. W... BRIAN HYDE The first intimation I had that the Yankees were for sale was through an item to that effect in the ... JACOB RUPPERT [In so many ways, the Mets had this game at their fingertips. Anderson had a chance to beat the thro... MARLON ANDERSON He took advantage of it. He jumped on it right away and he hit the ball good. I didn't know it was h... AL REYES The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon ... DAG HAMMARSKJOLD You can only judge him by his accomplishments, not the arbitrary yardsticks thrown around here in th... ERIC UELAND If given the chance, we'd probably be swimming outside, but I think people here would think we were ... LIZ BROWN Judging a child taking his first steps for not being able to run a marathon is shortsighted. TYLER WINKLEVOSS We probably shouldn't mention the time we brought it in the house and put it in the great room when ... DAN GARRY I realize there will not be another Gretzky, and I will be the first one to say I will not break his... SIDNEY CROSBY I remember that the bloodstains on his pants didn't match up with him being on his knees. And there ... CAROL NEVILLE Bob's probably got a lot going on in his life. JAMES CARVILLE I told Justin this was his best outing of the year. We didn't catch two balls in left field that we ... DAVE SERRANO When I think about that first DeBarge album, I remember being so green... just pristine. Nothing mat... EL DEBARGE He definitely has the throws for the game. I think he has the mind for the game. It's his first year... MARCUS NASH I think we should fare well in our league. We do run against some schools, like Norwell, that have u... DON BATES PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL NATALIE URQUIETA I prize being just a normal dude that wakes up, goes to work, comes home to his wife - like, quite b... TEDDY SEARS For all his sense of history, his large, untroubled, easy-going style of life, his unshakable feelin... ISAIAH BERLIN I think of this award as being what we call 'The Year of the Complete Ballplayer,' ... The player th... HANK AARON I think we've been probably disrespected more than any team in the league this year. I think we've b... TOM BRADY [By being passed over by 23 teams in the draft instead of being picked first as had been early specu... AARON RODGERS Being on a Paul Thomas Anderson film, the best decision an actor can make is to listen to Paul Thoma... RAMI MALEK Not being able to play in the Champions League is a shame but I probably wouldn't have played much h... FERNANDO MORIENTES Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musical... MARVIN HAMLISCH He's really pitched very well. His first outing was dominating. He didn't get a decision, but he pit... ED SPRAGUE Those guys, anything that's got any air underneath, they're going to run it down. They're probably t... JEFF CONINE I just felt that I might to go to university and get some real life. It wasn't stimulating in th... WILL POULTER I'm not interested in making the Damon-Crisp comparison because I don't think it's really pertinent ... TERRY FRANCONA This is the performance of his life. If he does not hit his mark on the first take and get the jury ... BRIAN WICE
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You should know that." Percy: "Detention? RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl... RICK RIORDAN Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid... RICK RIORDAN That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m... RICK RIORDAN Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon." "Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug. Percy ... RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ... RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea... RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu... RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large... RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder. RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He sla... RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g... RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his bac... RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ... RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language." Hazel tried not to laugh. "W... RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is... RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid. RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down." "But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Je... RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed! RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio... RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th... RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts t... RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w... RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo." Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be... RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?” The satyrs fell over... RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ... RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu... RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ... RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren... RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w... RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain... RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi... RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods." I hesita... RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ... RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez! RICK RIORDAN Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна! - Гррр! - обади... RICK RIORDAN Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб... RICK RIORDAN