It is really touching and moving. Obviously, her mom is involved. But she wanted to be involved, too.

Not unless I tell them.

We feel kind of powerless with this disease. The only thing we can do is raise money for research.

It's time. ... We've got to take the next step. With Chicago, Orlando, Atlanta and other places upgrading their facilities, if we're going to continue to grow ... we've got to have the core facility for the city to be at the top of its game.

I've been asked to co-sponsor a bill by another legislator, and he'll actually introduce the bill. We can only put in five pieces of legislation this session . . . I don't feel like you can go into a job and just start introducing legislation that leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth.

That's what hurt us in the three losses we have, because all three of them were by one run. Early in the season we weren't getting those two-out hits, and now we're getting them. And that's the difference between wins and losses.