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.

When Senator Cochran signed on as a co-sponsor to the original bill, it was a regular occurrence — practically an assumption — that Congress would pass large omnibus spending bills at the end of each year. Chairman Cochran proved last year that it was still possible to pass individual appropriations bills annually.

But they didn't get a sponsor, and the best quote they could get from anybody was Papa John's $5.50 a pizza. So if everybody had turned in their ticket if we lost, the bill would have been $83,000. Good thing we won.

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.

Traditionally, we've been fast starters. We hit a lull early this season. We recovered from that and we've have been playing pretty good baseball.

I'd hoped to be at the next (supervisors) meeting before then to thank everyone, but that probably won't happen now.