The bottom line is the effectiveness is modest, at best. It's very disappointing.

Certainly it would be a little disappointing. But the bottom line is I didn't go to the bullpen because I pitched poorly last year.

The runaway 100 percent effectiveness that's touted by proponents was nowhere to be seen.

The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.

Sustainability includes how you run your business, and my bottom line includes how you treat your people. Sustainability starts with your staff.

The bottom line is that it's best to look at what the companies are actually doing rather than pay too much attention to what they're saying.