A couple balls caught too much of the plate early, ... We were still in the ballgame, and we ended up giving away like four runs on defense. You can't give away runs in the big leagues. We didn't play very good defense today.
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Related We played a good ballgame. We scratched a couple runs and caught the big break. JOHN GIBBONS We were fortunate to get a couple runs across early. (Our defense) made some great plays. JEFF BLANKENSHIP I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out ... DUSTY BAKER You give a team five runs in an inning well, we didn't give them to (Mountain Crest). We gave the... SHANE JONES We didn't tackle very well. When you have good backs like that, you have to get a hat on them. We ha... CHIP MCMILLIAN Our pitching and defense were good today, too. When you don't give up many walks, people can still g... DAVE RANDALL We need to be more consistent on defense. We're still giving up too many big plays. WILLIE MCGINEST Weirdly enough, the more we give away, the richer we become. CRAIG GROESCHEL You can't give away outs. You can't give away runs. The game is about keeping the opposite team from... ABRAHAM NUNEZ The only thing we're disappointed in is we left too many on. We scored early with three runs, and we... DALE HARPENAU We had a little more of an aggressive approach at the plate and we started putting balls in play and... JEFF PAUL The more we give, the more we reap the benefits of feeling good in helping others. We are all capabl... ANGIE KARAN You can't give a good team easy runs. You need to make them earn it. My pitcher (Matt Lujan) didn't ... PETE PIJL We played much better defense against them in the first half and we kept them from making runs and f... LYNN PLETT They gave us the belly play and we hit it. A couple times we caught them in the right defense. BUTCH GONCHAROFF Hitting has been killing us this season. We play good defense, but we just can't seem to bring any r... LORNA LAPORTE When you play a competitive game like this, it's going to be a game of runs. We had one early and th... RON ROSE We had a couple of balls where if they get down early instead of being caught, it's a different game... BOBBY PIERCE Our guys were swinging at balls above their hands. Gurley threw well, and we weren't disciplined. We... LINN WILLIAMS We played almost four innings of tough defense against them. The one inning that hurt us was the fou... KAREN VANDYKE We handled their pressure really well. We didn't let them go on any big runs and that helped us a gr... MARLEE WEBB We hit the ball well today. Fifteen hits in five innings is a pretty good day at the plate. Our pitc... BRAD BOTSCH They put the ball in play against us. We did a good job of getting out of some tough situations to k... CRAIG JONES There were a couple things that we tried. They played good defense and took a few things away from u... JOE SCHOENFELD We were doing great early on then the wheels came off in the fourth. We started out playing real goo... CRAIG LAMBERT The press worked. We got a couple of runs off it, but we gave up a couple, too. I.J. PINKHAM I guess it's nice to know I have that much depth on our bench. We served very aggressively and our d... DEBBIE GIBSON we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI We had a dead double-play ball, but we got a bad feed on the throw, and we were actually lucky to ge... ROB VALLI We made good contact. We were aggressive, and we put a bunch of balls in play. We seemed to be able ... RAY OLIVE We didn't take advantage early. We were up by 10, but we could've been up 16, 18. All of the give-aw... DOUG SAUTTER He's getting a lot of pressure in the backfield, stopping a lot of runs. That helps so much. One of ... BOB SANDERS We got in that habit of being too protective and not wanting to give something up. When you think li... GREG PUHALSKI We were holding the ball and giving the defense a break. We were giving the defense a chance to beat... DAVE NICHOLS They struck us out only one time. We hit the ball, but they caught everything. We just can?t give aw... DAN CARBONE It was just the heart and soul of my kids. We're a young team, and we've been getting caught up when... BOB STRICKLER Sometimes a technology is so awe-inspiring that the imagination runs away with it - often far, far a... DANIEL H. WILSON They switched up their defense quite a bit, and we knew that coming in. We were up nine in the third... BILL IPSEN We played pretty good defense, we didn't make any errors. You don't make many errors and score nine ... AL MCCULLOCK The old saying in baseball is pitching and defense will win championships, but scoring runs will win... ERIC REICHENBACH If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... Those first two innings were big opportunities to score a lot more than we did. Three (runs) in the ... DAVE CLARK That's what we're going to do (tonight), play all of our big men. We've got a lot of fouls to give, ... ELLIS BERRY We played good defense and were putting the ball in play the first couple of innings. Finally in the... LORI SNELL Our defense should be very good and if our offense steps up and we are able to score runs we should ... BOB SPERRAZZA Defense can help you get on some magnificent runs and put teams away. That's what we're looking forw... CARON BUTLER We knew we had to press up and play good defense. Good defense turns into good offense. We take prid... ASHLEY ALLEN We came out fast and played very well. Toney Baker got us going with a couple of key runs down there... JAY DAVIS Our defense wasn't very good and we didn't make the first couple of baskets, so we were pressing. GRETA LUKSYTE We played really solid defense. Once we got the four runs there might have been a little overconfide... DAVID GUNN They made a lot of great runs. They weren't going to lay down and die. I thought we did a good job o... KRISTA VANDEVENTER When you give up 14 runs, that's very disappointing. We had five or six errors, a couple hit batters... JASON BRANDT We didn't play well on defense, which has been one of our strong points all year. Normally, when you... BOB THOMAS We hadn't scored a lot of runs up to this point. We hit the ball hard in the first inning. We had 10... AL MCCULLOCK Our defense played great. Absolutely great. We have a pretty good defense. Our defensive coaches do ... JOE CASAMENTO I counted seven times in a row in that third quarter that we threw the ball away. We pride ourselves... KRIS KLEEMAN When we hit on all cylinders like we did today on offense, defense and special teams, I know that we... BURTON Our top hitter isn't playing, so we're going to have to ride the arm of Jen Kumar and hope we can co... JOE DALSASS I think we've improved stopping the run, ... but we still have given up too many big runs. MIKE MULARKEY I think we did a great job of not giving up the big play. There were some missed tackles, but overal... SKIP HOLTZ We came out a little flat today, but our defense was solid. Thankfully, we manufactured a few runs e... ANTHONY LEE We hit the ball very hard today. We gave up four runs in the top of the first, but I was very happy ... ANDREW BRADLEY So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That was good execution on their part. We were way too far ahead of their pitcher. We have to sit ba... DON SUTHERLAND Our defense really hung in there. They have a nice group of backs. They do a nice job of play-callin... AL MARTIN It's a big deal. I'm trying not to think about it. Tonight ended the way it should have. We played s... LORETTA SHANE We've been playing horrible defense lately, giving up more than 80 points the last few games. We wan... JASON BUMBLIS They (Rice) scored a few runs in the first couple of innings and held on. That seems be our thing th... CHAD BELL We played good fundamental softball. We took advantage of their passed balls in both the innings whe... DAVE MILLS Our defensive pressure down the stretch is what got us over the top. We had a couple of huge steals ... DAVE DETERS There was some good and some bad. We started off very good and hit the ball good but as the game wen... FRED HILL We've been fortunate so far that we've been able to get runs early. When you have the defense we do ... LESLIE STEPHEN You get a four-spot with Todd pitching and you're in good shape. He hasn't given up more than four r... SCOTT EMERICK She took a great angle. We've been stressing that. Early on in the season we weren't taking great an... RODNEY TAYLOR Slowly. Early on he was a little frustrated because the defense forgot to do a couple of things. But... DAN NOBBS We gave up a couple of long runs last week and it has been our Achilles' heel. Sometimes when we're ... MARTY SANDERS We put some new things in, just to give them new looks. We had some plays where, as soon as we calle... DREW SHUBIK It was a good weekend for us with our pitching and defense being very solid and we were very aggress... DALE LORTZ Defensively, we made a couple of silly mistakes. Those were two easy runs we gave them early, but th... BILL SCOTT We came in the game with a big emphasis on defense. We knew we could come in and play with these guy... ETHAN FREEMAN We didn't hit the ball very well today, and then we made some uncharacteristic errors. In a close ga... ERIC CHAMBERS Unfortunately, we did not tackle very well on defense, we gave up way too many big plays on defense,... CRAIG RIGSBEE Whenever you can spring those big runs like that ... that will kill the defense. It's exciting for u... ALEX ANDERSON I think the thing that we really have to improve is staying away from the big inning. In most all of... DARIN LOE I thought we did a good job limiting the touches their post people got. We were giving up a lot of s... GREG GOODLEY We were really patient at the plate today. This early in the season, that's a good sign. COURTNEY HARRNESS We weren't aggressive today. I don't think we'll have a problem with their pitchers next time if we'... JASON GEHOSKI We were able to play goal side and play good stand-up defense and not really give them a lot of high... ADAM LEACH We are a little more relaxed now that we are in, but we still have four more big games to play. We a... ASHLEY LONCARICH We added the tack-on runs, which were big. LOU PINIELLA I thought the double play we turned was the key to the game. We said coming into this game that defe... ERIC WEDEMEYER We got away with a lot of sloppy play on defense. But we had a lot of clutch plays on offense. BRETT BROOKS We didn't compete today. We had good enough pitching, good enough defense, but we didn't compete at ... DUANE ZAUNER We did a good job of getting guys on. The thing we didn't do today is we didn't finish it up. Early ... AARON NEW The caliber of play we showed on defense at this time of the year far and away exceeded my expectati... CHRIS WRIEDT We're going to do what we always do. We'll play smart on defense. They're a very athletic team, but ... MARVIN AVERY We chipped away and chipped away, and stayed in it. In the end, we were right there ready for a big ... CHAD FRAZIER Honestly, we're looking for our defense to not give up any runs. We've made a goal not to just score... KYLI HANSON Seth and I were having good runs in the early going. Unlike Paul, we came through the first lap mele... JAMES CLAY
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DUSTY BAKER Usually when this stuff starts, we get the credit for it even though a lot of times it was started [... DUSTY BAKER I've never seen or heard of an assault with a belly. ... That's a tough sell in court -- assault and... DUSTY BAKER I've got a year and some change (remaining) on my contract. I've never not honored a contract in my ... DUSTY BAKER Our greatest cause of concern would be day-after-night games, DUSTY BAKER First I have to see him out of the bullpen. I do know Ryan Dempster is my closer. DUSTY BAKER It's too early for me [to give up on the season], DUSTY BAKER Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the mi... DUSTY BAKER It hurts us not to play Friday night games. We got home late Thursday from Puerto Rico and had to pl... DUSTY BAKER They are both great fans and they have been for years and years. It is a bit more of a social event ... DUSTY BAKER You know it's there, but you don't really see it. Guys don't discuss it or talk about it much. It's ... DUSTY BAKER It's very weird for me, DUSTY BAKER It's not about Kerry as much as it is about us. It's about where we are realistically and where he i... DUSTY BAKER We're lucky to have him now. We have to find a way to keep him in the lineup. DUSTY BAKER My wife [Melissa] talked to his mom, and she said he led every league coming up in home runs. The ma... DUSTY BAKER He certainly deserves it, DUSTY BAKER He's throwing the ball great. We just can't go to him when it means something yet. I have to talk to... DUSTY BAKER It's a situation where the Yankees wanted [Lawton] and needed him, and I understand we got a pretty ... DUSTY BAKER We'll mix and match and do what we can. We owe it to ourselves and our paying fans to put the best t... DUSTY BAKER Eventually, you have to start thinking about [next year], but we want to end up [this season] the be... DUSTY BAKER Certain kids stick out, ... And when I saw Adam in spring training, I liked his attitude, his work e... DUSTY BAKER A big blow to us. DUSTY BAKER When you first come up, you want to get some hits, DUSTY BAKER The problems starts when he throws a number of pitches. As long as we minimize his pitches, he says ... DUSTY BAKER I talked to him last night and this is the first time he's been in a playoff situation. I just told ... DUSTY BAKER He's had that from time to time. That's the first time he's had it this year, but when a guy comes t... DUSTY BAKER He said he could go one more. But you could see he was laboring out there, throwing the ball high, DUSTY BAKER The guy can pitch, but we had an opportunity to beat him today, just like we had an opportunity to b... DUSTY BAKER He's a guy who wants to come here and do well. It seems the more you try, the worse it gets. DUSTY BAKER Maybe I shouldn't have cursed. I had just given him the highest compliment last week when I said he'... DUSTY BAKER They're externally humble but internally very confident, ... He does everything easy, kind of slow-m... DUSTY BAKER This is the youngest team I've had, which is what I've been yearning for really for years now. The y... DUSTY BAKER I've got a game plan. Some of it depends on how healthy Todd feels, how his legs feel. He's still re... DUSTY BAKER That's what we're here for is to see. Eventually, I think he'll be a fine [No. 2] hitter. I don't kn... DUSTY BAKER I can remind Carlos all I want. But when you get out there against Cuba or whoever and start banging... DUSTY BAKER You've got to admire him for not quitting. When you're hungry, you can find a way to do things. He w... DUSTY BAKER Hey, you can't pick where you put them. I try to protect my guys the best I can. If you're in the bi... DUSTY BAKER You would think over the course of a winter -- actually three winters, two winters -- that guys woul... DUSTY BAKER I had Bo. I know Bo has good stuff, especially if he's healthy. He said his arm is good. The guy kno... DUSTY BAKER They foul off a lot of his fastballs. That was a lucky bad hop for them. DUSTY BAKER I'm sure he'd like to end the year pitching, knowing Woody. If we can get him in there, we'll try to... DUSTY BAKER Woody is the most advanced. Miller and Prior aren't too, too far behind. DUSTY BAKER It's not over with yet. You don't know if somebody is going to offer Sammy a job here soon or what i... DUSTY BAKER You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle... DUSTY BAKER He's got a good tempo, good rhythm going, great control, great movement. When things are going good,... DUSTY BAKER Now with as much parity as there is now if you gain a couple of key players and remain healthy you c... DUSTY BAKER I just hope my army is sharp. DUSTY BAKER I've never seen anything like that. DUSTY BAKER It could be anything, ... Preferably, it's a six-inning arm, but we don't know. It could be a couple... DUSTY BAKER We were told he would pitch sometime in that first game -- possibly. DUSTY BAKER It's impossible to predict a rehab. We want him as soon as possible, but you can't rush him. You hav... DUSTY BAKER He's going to have nerves -- that's natural. Hank Aaron told me when I came up, 'It's natural to be ... DUSTY BAKER I talked to him. He's tired of it, too. You could tell he was a little distraught about the whole th... DUSTY BAKER He doesn't have to show more. I like what he's shown already. He has to show more of the same. DUSTY BAKER You're always hoping for a no-hitter when a guy goes that deep in a ballgame. We figured it'd be Eck... DUSTY BAKER I'd rather not [have the Cardinals celebrate] here, of course. Our whole thing is just to win. If it... DUSTY BAKER That's not overrated. One thing's for sure. Good hitting really beats bad pitching. You can count on... DUSTY BAKER What would you rather have mystique or wins? DUSTY BAKER You want mystique or you want wins? Know what I mean? ... Mystique's still here because the structur... DUSTY BAKER I have learned from hamstrings that when a guy says he feels good, you give him a couple extra days.... DUSTY BAKER Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in th... DUSTY BAKER An older club tends to get it together later than a young club. Just like spring training. Young guy... DUSTY BAKER It's a great run by Greg. The guys really wanted to win for him. We left him out there to give him a... DUSTY BAKER It's the same with pitching. You talk to Greg Maddux and I'm sure he has a game plan, but he also so... DUSTY BAKER You're playing against guys who are younger than you, so you can set them up. You get to a certain p... DUSTY BAKER I've got a fine system, ... Short of that, you're weakening yourself and the team if you take this g... DUSTY BAKER I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn ... DUSTY BAKER I'm not a guy that sits around and does nothing. DUSTY BAKER I have a lot of interests. DUSTY BAKER Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach ... DUSTY BAKER I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every mor... DUSTY BAKER I love the game of baseball. DUSTY BAKER The fundamentals of baseball haven't changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With ... DUSTY BAKER My affections are easily swayed and I can be very unfaithful. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Every year the kids learn something and I learn something. I know where we need to put the focus nex... DUSTY AUXIER We thought we would be a playoff team when the season began. We had 17 games decided by less than 10... DUSTY AUXIER We have had problems playing teams that don't have good records. This is the first time this year we... DUSTY AUXIER We talked about coming out and playing 32 minutes of solid basketball and I think we played 27 or 28... DUSTY AUXIER Twenty-seven points is a lot to give up in a half, not to mention in one quarter. DUSTY AUXIER It's not disappointing to lose; we have lost before, but to lose with little or no effort is upsetti... DUSTY AUXIER Thurston has some great shooters, but our defense just got in their face and shut them down. DUSTY AUXIER It says a whole lot about his character. To step up there and made two free throws like that is some... DUSTY AUXIER I worry about this game more than I do against some of the better teams. We have a tendency to play ... DUSTY AUXIER We played well for the most part. We had a couple of lapses that ultimately cost us. DUSTY AUXIER I have tried sex with both men and women. I found I liked it. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I burp like everyone else and I'm promiscuous. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Sometimes the ladies involved give too much of themselves, sometimes not enough. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD He would sing 'Happy Birthday,' and he would sing in the loudest, most obnoxious, off-key tone. For ... DUSTY RHODES The results can be stunning. DUSTY RHODES Basically I'm a drag queen myself. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I'm the most misunderstood, misquoted person I know, honestly. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD It's marvellous to be popular, but foolish to think it will last. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I've been waiting a whole year to put the pads back on Saturday and can't wait. TCU is going to get ... DUSTY DVORACEK That's been the Achilles heel of our team the whole year. DUSTY PERDUE My sexuality has never been a problem to me but I think it has been for other people. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I'm the most misunderstood, misquoted person I know, honestly. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I've been poked, prodded and pulled. DUSTY DVORACEK I think we're probably the first school to try to play all the Division I schools in Florida . The r... DUSTY RHODES You can talk about the secondary all you want. It's not very difficult to throw touchdown passes to ... DUSTY DVORACEK The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co... DUSTY CRANE I just let them know we want to go one step farther than we went last year. DUSTY PERDUE Wow. You just caught me off guard. One of the most creative minds there has ever been. I was a fan w... DUSTY RHODES This amazing cast of renowned, talented Hollywood actors brings the rich storyline of GUN to life. DUSTY WELCH This amazing cast of renowned, talented Hollywood actors brings the rich storyline of Gun to life. P... DUSTY WELCH Sometimes you have to let people down in order to get on, particularly in showbusiness. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I told you last week I'd have to start taking that blood pressure medication again. DUSTY SIMS All in all, I thought our effort was great. Obviously, we weren't favored to win the dual, but I thi... DUSTY RHODES I just think that Mark has got the attributes it would really take to lead the city - fresh leadersh... DUSTY RHODES I feel like we have a good schedule. It's a tough schedule, maybe one of the toughest in the country... DUSTY RHODES Being able to host Florida downtown at the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds is big. I really appreciate... DUSTY RHODES He said, 'I'm flying off like an eagle off the top rope. I'm going to fly like a bird. I'm flying li... DUSTY RHODES Personally, I think SmackDown! has to be a little spicier than it is, a little more electrifying tha... DUSTY RHODES I like Stephanie, ... She reminds me of Saphire a little. DUSTY RHODES They were just more athletic and quicker. We were never able to compensate for that speed. DUSTY PERDUE We lost that one in the first quarter. Their press was dynamic and they were just quicker than us. DUSTY PERDUE We have to play our game. We're not going to be able to play the way they want to play. DUSTY PERDUE We're playing a very good fundamentally coached team. They play man-to-man defense and they run up a... DUSTY PERDUE We've just got to step up and play. If we play the way we've been playing, I like our chances. DUSTY PERDUE I'm very excited about the way our kids played. We didn't do some smart things down the stretch, but... DUSTY PERDUE It's going to be very tough to play this weekend without those guys and play as good as we've been p... DUSTY PERDUE I like doing things the tough way. DUSTY MCANICH I do kind of like being the underdog, it doesn't put as much pressure on me. I feel like I wrestle b... DUSTY MCANICH I work hard in practice. Oh, a little basketball doesn't hurt either. I played basketball (Friday). DUSTY MCANICH Steamboat's strength is not downhill, for lack of experience, but our athletes skied very well in th... DUSTY MATHESON All of the Steamboat athletes moved up from their start positions in both the downhill and super-G. DUSTY MATHESON As a whole, Steamboat athletes had a great week, and they skied well. Everyone competed at their hig... DUSTY MATHESON It seems that all the hard work these athletes have put into their season is paying off, and everyon... DUSTY MATHESON We are hearing a lot from the companies about building out in rural South Dakota. We just aren't hea... DUSTY JOHNSON This might be one more step in deploying these technologies in a cost-effective way to rural areas. DUSTY JOHNSON It is not something we've heard a lot about, but I am interested in learning more and finding out if... DUSTY JOHNSON There seems to be less of a collector's philosophy among people and the products they own. DUSTY HILL The guy played all the way up to the end. I can dig that. What else are you going to do? You've got ... DUSTY HILL Our hearts go out to all of our neighbors who have suffered because of Katrina. We're very happy to ... DUSTY HILL It's being relentless. You have to get off of the ball with good pad level and hand placement. That'... DUSTY DVORACEK When you watch the tape, you'll see we got after them. There wasn't any doubt to it at all. It was t... DUSTY DVORACEK He's a big sucker, and he plays hard. He's as good as it gets in college football. DUSTY DVORACEK You take for granted how much of a role model you are. I took that for granted last year, and now I ... DUSTY DVORACEK We made good plays when we needed to make good plays. DUSTY DVORACEK When we had to make a play, we made a play. When we had to dig down, we did. And that's being tough. DUSTY DVORACEK I don't know what happened. I thought he was sacked. He just made a great play. Give him credit. DUSTY DVORACEK I feel like I'm going to, but that's going to be up to the doctors. I don't see any reason why I wou... DUSTY DVORACEK Really, it's just about character and pride. We have a lot of both on this team, and I think everybo... DUSTY DVORACEK We're thrilled. Sometimes it just takes a long time. DUSTY CRANE It took a long time getting these approvals through. We were struggling with the Coastal Commission ... DUSTY CRANE The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co... DUSTY CRANE Los Angeles County has not directly opposed the bill, but several groups, including Beaches and Harb... DUSTY CRANE Hell, have I been a hell-raiser! DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I was a nothing kid. Not particularly good. Not particularly bad. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I'd love to retouch my whole life. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I find it an effort to keep up appearances. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely. JOSEPHINE BAKER The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves. GILBERT BAKER Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, d... NICHOLSON BAKER What has 'The Patchwork Girl of Oz' got in its favor? Quite a lot, from our point of view in... KAGE BAKER People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant... KAGE BAKER I saw the Kino print of 'The Man From Beyond,' but apparently a superior new print has been ... KAGE BAKER In 1916, Universal Studios released the first filmed adaptation of Jules Verne's novel '20,0... 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