It was something that I could sense was going to happen, ... and it's a shame, because we're both good baseball people and we think a lot alike, but there never was a very good union between Bell and me.

It's a shame. Great player, and we all loved Pete as a player. But there's a rule in baseball that says if you bet on the game in uniform, you can't be part of the game. I don't think anybody's happy about that, but it is what it is.

He didn't panic, ... and that shows you a lot about a young guy.

The wins haven't picked up, but the quality of his stuff has been very good.

He had a pretty angle to all his pitches, although his command within the strike zone wasn't very good,

It's an event which entered political historical consciousness. If you think back over 20th century Australian history, there are probably only two dozen events which every Australian knows about and talks about, no matter what football code they follow or what side of politics they are on.