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    I love that stuff. It's part of their education and it ends up being part of mine.

    We didn't play very good. Getting picked off five times in a weekend is a record for me.

    Whenever you're playing against a team like Johnstown or even River Valley in the tournament, you've got to play your best game. We proved that last year when we went up against Highland in the first round and barely beat them (39-37). This time of year, there's no margin for error.

    First we did fried chicken, then we chopped some celery, then we took the chicken out, and then we did some pasta, now we're sorting clothes,


    Those freshmen, even though they have power, no one is going to be throwing them 84 down the middle with this schedule.

    I thought I broke my leg, and I had to look down just to make sure my leg wasn't broke.

    It's important for a young team to be in a championship game for maturity sake. Besides, it was a nice win against a quality program.

    The judges don't look for work that falls into some narrow definition of political correctness. Instead they seek out work that is thought-provoking, imaginative, and perhaps even infuriating.

    They're not going to be intimidated. I don't know. I have no idea. They have kids from Southern California - heck, the best baseball in the country, probably.

    We love these seniors to death. They represented our school and this team very well. They bought into playing team basketball. I hope they have some great memories of playing Monroe basketball.

    His game has matured. He now can do almost anything you want a guard to do. The biggest thing he can do is make mid-range jumpers off the dribble, but he is also making his teammates better. He's only averaging about 2.6 assists, but a lot of that is because guys are missing easy shots.

    He's had our number two years in a row. Not many pitchers have gotten us three times in a row. But you know what He might be the one.

    Winning is fun, especially when you're terrible. I hope it's a wake-up call. We were really sloppy. We walked a total of three times. We struck out too many (six). We played terrible defense. We gave away at-bats. We thought it was going to be a blowout. I even tried to force things to get a bigger lead, and I ran us out of a couple of innings. I did a real average job.

    It was a great win. To battle like that in a game like that and come out with a victory, we feel great about it.

    The knowledge of peak oil has arrived and is spreading through the country like wildfire. People are no longer talking about what it is. They're forming activist groups all over the country.

    There are a lot of dynamics going on in my life that kept me from focusing on baseball. But I certainly want to make it clear that I'm thankful to be the coach at ASU.

    He's done a good job. He's showing a lot of leadership.

    We just want to finish the season strong. St. Charles is having one of their best years in a while. They've got some good guards and they've got a good big guy in (6-4 junior Bryan) Wickliffe.

    Our guys have to take ownership of the team. We'll take a couple of days off, regroup and get back to work Monday.

    Working with Twist is a unique experience, because of his in-depth understanding of visual effects . Because the spot is essentially one motion-control move repeated multiple times, the choreography of the actors' moves was the first challenge to creating the desired effect .

    We've got a lot of guys that can get a hitter out, or two - specialty-type guys. So our starting pitching has to give us some innings.

    We took a look before the tournament and figured that 27 teams are capable of making it to state. Our sectional is loaded and balanced. Plus, we don't have a Delafield St. John's or Seymour who are that much above everyone else.

    We were very fortunate today. If you take a look at the first inning, I don't want to take anything away from our club but we had a seeing-eye triple down the right field line, all the sudden we were up 6-0.

    It's all in the word 'waterfront,' ... ... The land's way too valuable to not have quality development.

    I love Chandler. My in-laws live in Scottsdale, and I'd love to be able to come back, but I won't if she's involved.

    Most young women assume abortion rights will be there as a fall back. For me, feminist for all these years, it's frustrating to have to do these battles over and over.

    He's ahead of schedule, and he just keeps getting better and better. He really has a knack for hitting.

    I thought our seniors played really well tonight. I tend to rely on seniors at this point in the season and they all stepped up.

    Oklahoma is a good club, and they've got a lot of seniors. It's amazing we got back in the game, but I am not surprised one of these games crept up on us.

    Now we're in search of three starters. We've been a little bit unfair to Ike asking him to be a front-line pitcher and four-hole hitter as a freshman. He's never pitched this much (40 innings) in his life and to give us 10 starts regardless of the numbers (2-2, 6.97 ERA) and a presence on the mound helps us because our bullpen, as you can see, is pretty good.

    They have five or six really good receivers. Any time one of those guys gets the ball they've got the speed to break it.

    I'm not going to tolerate it. I have a responsibility as a human being and a coach in college.

    To lose Andrew's experience and sheer ability is a crushing blow. He'll be on the bench helping us, and he's a big part of our future.

    There weren't a whole lot of people (from Monroe) up there so we felt like the underdog all night.

    You'd like to take some credit, but it is usually all about the kid (Esposito).

    I told the guys 'Let's stay hungry and humble'. If you look past the moment, you'll lose. I thought our guys did a great job of getting after it tonight early.

    He's been super (with) the bat. Just dynamite. He's been real key for us to solidify the middle of that order.

    I'm proud of our club. We were down 6-0 but we got back in it.

    Once I found the information, that's it. I said 'Let's not make a rash decision.' So I slept on it, and made the decision Saturday.

    It's an amazing testament to how mentally tough he is. The kid loves baseball and he sacrificed a lot to put himself out there. Most people are not back that quick.

    We've got three guys right now that have been there. All three of them -- Adam Hutchinson, Mark Fields and Brett Pick -- have started games for us in varsity this year. Having reserve games is an important part of our program.

    They (Monona Grove) were one or two steps ahead of us in the first half. Give them credit, they came our ready to play and were the better team.

    I really thought we were defending very well outside. Even though they hit a few long shots (six 3-pointers total), I thought they were contested shots.

    The problem has been trying to figure out who the best five guys are on a given night. As a coach, you can do only so much.

    We wanted to see if we could capture what it is in the Cuban people and the Cuban culture that allowed them to go through this very difficult time. Cuba has a lot to show the world in how to deal with energy adversity.

    Based on Friday, he could hardly walk.

    At this point, we continue to have a vendorclient relationship with both of these companies. This legal dispute stretches beyond the Cape and Islands and could potentially impact all dial-up users across the nation.

    Everyone realizes they're on the same page character-wise. We stand for this. Being a champion is about giving back.

    If he's not going to go to class, and he's not going to try real hard in the academics, and he's not going to handle himself like a great citizen off the field, then there's no room for him in this program.


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