Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, read more

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, and the guy calls up and makes a joke about it. He said it was totally disarming. It was also totally brilliant.

What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.

What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.

We worked on a few things to help improve it.

We worked on a few things to help improve it.

I'm able to work with guys who are able to do what they want with a baseball and understand pitching read more

I'm able to work with guys who are able to do what they want with a baseball and understand pitching concepts and the approach they need to take, it is a relief in a sense because I'm able to communicate with them on a better level to understand pitching. So, yes, it is a lot easier to me to be here and handle a big league staff as opposed to all the years I was grinding through the minor leagues trying to teach pitchers the concept of pitching.

(Sampson) recruited me for Oklahoma, but he hasn't called about Indiana. I don't know about going way out to Indiana. read more

(Sampson) recruited me for Oklahoma, but he hasn't called about Indiana. I don't know about going way out to Indiana. That's pretty far from home. I probably wouldn't have gone there even if Mike Davis was there. It's really far, and I'm trying to stay closer to my family.

Of course we have always had good players technically but in recent years we have not been able to convert read more

Of course we have always had good players technically but in recent years we have not been able to convert that talent into international success,

I picked up the 'HTML Manual of Style,' and for inspiration I picked up Negroponte's 'Being Digital,' got on a read more

I picked up the 'HTML Manual of Style,' and for inspiration I picked up Negroponte's 'Being Digital,' got on a plane, flew to the Bahamas and sat on a beach and read these books, ... And a week later, came home and started building the Web site myself.

I'm very attached to Paris because I have a base there and am also recording there, but New York is read more

I'm very attached to Paris because I have a base there and am also recording there, but New York is home to me when I'm in the U.S., because it's nice to have a bed to go back to.