We faced one of the best pitchers in the country today, a tremendous competitor and a class act, and he read more

We faced one of the best pitchers in the country today, a tremendous competitor and a class act, and he was magnificent. It was a great college baseball game. We made it interesting in the ninth, but we were just too far in the hole at that point.

It was losing everything, but the financial loss was least significant. I was walking in circles in a psychiatric hospital read more

It was losing everything, but the financial loss was least significant. I was walking in circles in a psychiatric hospital in a depression.

We tried to get the ball inside early, and Robbie did a great job. Our other guys also did a read more

We tried to get the ball inside early, and Robbie did a great job. Our other guys also did a great job of getting him the ball in good position.

Oil is being propped up by all the concerns that supplies will be interrupted. As long as the market thinks read more

Oil is being propped up by all the concerns that supplies will be interrupted. As long as the market thinks it's possible, we might see some more increases.

A hard slap shot from 15 feet. It caught me on the shoulder, but you have to put that aside read more

A hard slap shot from 15 feet. It caught me on the shoulder, but you have to put that aside in the moment of the game.

Alcohol was involved, of course, and this is the sort of idea you generally expect will fade as sobriety returns, read more

Alcohol was involved, of course, and this is the sort of idea you generally expect will fade as sobriety returns, but the next day we both still loved the idea, ... We knew how much work it would be, but the more we thought about it, the more irresistible it seemed.

I have to believe, given the level of discussion I've heard about it, that bankers are certainly out there identifying read more

I have to believe, given the level of discussion I've heard about it, that bankers are certainly out there identifying companies that are repatriating large sums and doing what they can to get their business.

The only pressure I feel is staying healthy.

The only pressure I feel is staying healthy.

In some years, we see the boating season just being delayed, and they might be able to make it up read more

In some years, we see the boating season just being delayed, and they might be able to make it up later in the year. Based on the tone of the last earnings call, I?m not expecting to see a spike for them in the third quarter. The next big question is: What is 2006 going to look like in terms of how the boating season shapes up and how successful will these new initiatives be that the management is waiting on?