In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us read more

In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us step out of a recession; it gave a certain amount of speed to the economy. But that was the first step.

I have to talk with my wife about it, but I'm 90 percent sure I need to go play, ... read more

I have to talk with my wife about it, but I'm 90 percent sure I need to go play, ... If I stay (with the Giants), I guess I have to play harder and work harder to recover that playing time I lost.

We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we read more

We took our time to examine all potential alternatives, contacted every team, and tried to make the best deal we could. I think there were a lot of teams, like us, that liked his talent, but found it hard to find a spot on their major league team.

We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought read more

We were disciplined in the second half, though, and we made it through as group winners, when no one thought we had a chance.

We're senior-loaded, and we have a ton of experience.

We're senior-loaded, and we have a ton of experience.

I didn't want this to be the last game out there [Saturday]. Now I've got one more at least.

I didn't want this to be the last game out there [Saturday]. Now I've got one more at least.

The challenge will be to get the big corporate customers giving them their business, but it might be difficult in read more

The challenge will be to get the big corporate customers giving them their business, but it might be difficult in reality.

The influential Jewish groups will now be sensitive to Pakistan's problems particularly with India,

The influential Jewish groups will now be sensitive to Pakistan's problems particularly with India,

We've been working on getting Jessica more speed to the bar, and today everything came together for her. It was read more

We've been working on getting Jessica more speed to the bar, and today everything came together for her. It was truly a unique thing to see, and I'm so proud of her. It was like watching a real-life high jumper, not a student or a person just trying to score points.