The guy can pitch, but we had an opportunity to beat him today, just like we had an opportunity to beat him in St. Louis and he gets off the hook. He wasn't sharp early, he hung some breaking balls we hit hard, but we didn't find any holes.
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Related He had just one arm, and there were all kinds of legends that he was fighting a guy and when he coul... JACKIE BERRY He beat us and we had him, BRIAN CLARK We had started him early and he had some hard luck as far as not getting the break. He'd pitch well ... JOEY ESTRELLA He scored 50-some in Toronto and we ended up losing. He obviously had a great night, but we couldn't... ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS Moose was great; we ran the pitch count up more than we wanted to, but he was a trooper tonight. He ... JOE TORRE We had to get him out of the pocket. When he's in the pocket, he can sit there and throw all day and... SHAWNE MERRIMAN That kind of track, as he put it, beat him up a little. It's so small, it's hard to find a rhythm. M... BRYAN DUNN I'm proud of him. He really came out and played well today. We need him to score to beat teams. He i... JAKE WALLS He wanted to pitch Sunday, but we had to slow him down a bit. BRAD ARNSBERG He turned to crime, and we had an opportunity to stop it. CLAY GINGLEN He didn't look as dominant as I've seen him in the past. He didn't use a lot of breaking balls or of... PHIL GARNER He was just too good. If you are going to beat him, you have to beat him in the first round. He gets... OLIVIER ROCHUS He knew all he had to do was beat the guy in front of him. He went out there and wrestled his match. AARON SARRA We were probably one batter away from knocking him out. But we let him off the hook and he settled d... BOBBY HALFORD He supplies good power and can drive the ball. We feel like putting him in the third spot gives him ... ERIC LENTZ We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL He's not Superman, so we're going to treat him like any other guy. Hopefully we can do a good job of... TRACY SMITH We plan on just doing what we can to get our hands on him early -- jam him, slow him down, get him b... CHRIS HARRELL When I saw him in Florida, all I really knew was he had good feet. We were told he had some tools an... CRAIG RAMSAY He kept his pitch count down, he had pretty good command. He always has good command of his pitching... ERIC NIESLANIK Rip was aggressive early. And once he got it cooking, we kept going to him and we fed off him. When ... CHAUNCEY BILLUPS 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 Every ship has an anchor to hold it in place, and Casey is the anchor of our defensive line. Everyth... BRETT KEISEL Charlie played a great game. It was his opportunity and he hasn't let us down. He had lost three tim... JORDI ARRESE Kevin got some playing time last week and did a nice job. Today, we didn't hesitate one moment to pu... DAN BURON (Howard) had been throwing me curve balls because I hung with him earlier in the game. He had to com... EUGENE EVANS Eric did an absolutely outstanding job on the mound. He threw strikes and we backed him up with some... JOHN O'MALLEY He's an emotional guy. But I don't think he understood why this was happening. He was a little throw... BART SCHOUTEN In reality, his true position would be cornerback. We probably slighted him somewhat, but we needed ... BRIAN HUCKABAY He was a guy where we weren't daring him to shoot, but he wasn't probably the most threatening guy o... JEFF TRUMBAUER We had awesome, awesome swims today. We had best times for just about everybody. We looked really gr... HEATHER CUNNINGHAM He was in a special situation, and we had to give him the opportunity to get a three-year contract w... ARSENE WENGER When we found out that J.P. would not be available for the season, we recognized an opportunity to g... CHUCK ADAMS I continue to get in his ear and let him know that he's unstoppable. I get in his ear and let him kn... STEPHEN JACKSON Josh struggled a little bit early, but then he started throwing his breaking pitch pretty good. Our ... DAVID LAWHON He played terrific. Like he hadn't missed a beat. He handled the ground balls in the field flawlessl... JIM TRACY I guess I just have to hit the ball somewhere else. I had an opportunity hit some balls to score som... GAVIN DICKEY We threw everything but the kitchen sink at him. He's very good off the dribble; he can pop and shoo... BRIAN BARBER On the pitch, he could beat everybody. Off it, he couldn't beat himself. GEORGE BEST We had a pretty good day. Our saying on defense is hunt as pack. If one guy gets beat, we have ten o... ALEX FILIN He's had some lumps, and recent health issues, but the guy can pitch, and if we can hang on, the pos... DON COOPER We had an opportunity to coach him in the Pro Bowl and that's a special player,'' Cowher said. ANDRE JOHNSON He really had so much talent, and he was willing to accept any role we gave him. He worked extremely... EDWARD ROMERO In this situation, we solely relied on Kurt's opinion of him. Obviously he coached him. He had great... MIKE MARTZ Newman said. ''But he just never was able to walk away with it. I got back underneath him coming off... TONY STEWART Every time we had an opportunity, they would come up with a play to get out of it. CoCo would run ar... BRAD COLEMAN We had chances. He struggled with his command and that got the pitch count up pretty fast but you've... CRAIG COUNSELL We moved the ball probably as well as we have all year. Early in the season we gave it to Gentry, an... JEFF VANDERLOO When he has an off night like that, he has to have confidence that we can pick him up. That's what w... FLIP MURRAY Give Quincy credit. We tried to guard him but he makes you pay. He's a terrific player and he hit so... NORM ROBERTS We knew we could hit him. We just had to get out in front and sit on that first pitch fastball. BRYSON BENDALL We were close. We need to find some way to get over the edge. We had an opportunity to win and didn'... JAMIE PINKERTON I don't usually beat him. That was the first time I ever beat him. He was kind of surprised. He was ... BLAKE SMITH We had him. We talked about it on the mound -- 'The grass is slow here, so hop off' -- and he did. H... JOE RANDA 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... We had some pretty good at-bats off [Carpenter]. We just couldn't find any holes. That's the way it ... CRAIG BIGGIO He's only 23 so he's still young and for him to be as good as he is now is an incredible thing. But ... KALEB TOTH Not in any situation where he had to shoot it. He came off screens, the guy sags off of him, he feel... HAL MCMANUS We were hanging on, and we have to give him credit. He just stepped up. He wasn't that mobile, but h... PAT RILEY He's quite an athlete, isn't he? He can pitch game one, he can run balls down in the outfield, he ca... ERIC ALBRIGHT We didn't ever want 'Tarzan' to feel like he was just a man. We didn't want him to s... KEVIN LIMA It was our game plan to come in and hit him early. We had to make sure that he wasn't going to just ... JARRAD PAGE We're going to pitch, but we didn't pitch great today. There's no doubt about that. Clayton McMillan... JAMES MANSINGER Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Give him credit. We had some opportunities, but he made some pitches and shut the door. MIKE SCIOSCIA [Pitching coach] Randy St. Claire and I both think that we would like to start him off in Potomac, h... JIM BOWDEN We didn't know we could get three innings out of him. We sent him out there to get two. But he did s... MIKE HARGROVE What the Rams did to him was wrong. It isn't that they traded him. But they put the word out that he... GLADYS BETTIS Jihad made the foul too early. We were going to try to deny McNamara the ball. We let him get it. Th... ANDY KENNEDY We didn't have as good a trip as Borrego. He moved at the three-eighths pole while we were pinned. H... PAUL MCGEE He definitely announced their return to dominance. He's their guy and he showed why. We didn't play ... JASON CASTRO We just saw this guy walking through the playground. He matched the description of the guy. My wife ... BRIAN WONG If he gets out of the pocket, he is scary. The bottom line is getting to their quarterback. He can b... BRIAN BOWERS We did make an adjustment. We just took our tackle and shaded him into that gap that he (Larsen) had... DAN HINDS Dustin got two fouls in the first 30 seconds, so we had to sit him early. He managed to avoid foulin... TERRY YOUNGBAUER This guy in office is an uneducated, real lying schmuck . . . and we still couldn't beat him with a ... CHEVY CHASE When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us ... ILKA CHASE We don't treat him any different than anyone else, and he wouldn't want us to. Sometimes he gets run... RUSS RADTKE It's really been a very depressing thing. I've been working on this since November, trying to help t... JO GUERTIN I've seen him pitch well and I've seen him battle through a lot of injuries. We spent a lot of time ... JOHN MCDONALD One big factor was that Williams had a miraculous game. He hit some open shots, but he also hit some... BILLY TUBBS I couldn't pick up my game when I wanted to. I had a big opportunity to beat him. I had my chances. ... NICOLAS KIEFER My hat's off to Mark Martin, ... He almost won this race. It was only the tires that beat him; he ha... CARL EDWARDS We have to live in the present. I was very focused and I knew what I had to do to beat him. At the m... TOMMY ROBREDO We've been waiting for him (Dotson). We knew he had it within himself -- we were just waiting for hi... DAN FINKLEY I had him in the corner of my eye. He's a good horse and he was the horse to beat, but I just got th... JOSE LEZCANO We had chances. He really struggled with his command and that got his pitch count up pretty fast. Bu... CRAIG COUNSELL He read an article that some guy had turned a barn into a hotel. That struck him. He was a lawyer bu... EDDI PARKER When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced ... SENATOR JOHN KERRY I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ... JASON BRANDT We had guys open, but he gets so excited when he sees guys wide open that he just throws it too hard... BRYAN BLAKE He got us off to a great start. He got a lot of points early. We know he gets a little fatigued, but... DARIN LEE We kind of gave away a move we did beating them two weeks ago. He beat us once, then we beat them, a... JASON BREIHOLZ He was on a strictly limited pitch count of 20 or less in any game today. The opportunity presented ... DARRELL BUTLER We had good scouting reports on him. We knew what he throws in certain situations and in certain cou... BO LYBECK He leaned out over the plate and yanked it over first base. It's an OK pitch selection, an OK pitch ... WILL OHMAN He gave me an opportunity to swim against the best swimmer of his day in the lane next to me, ... Do... MARK SPITZ I'd give him an A-plus. With only three-days practice, we had to cram a lot in and he worked hard. BRYAN BLAKE He never had it, but he's really worked on it. We told him, all of our point guards can shoot. If it... BRIAN CLODI
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I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back. DUSTY BAKER I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati. DUSTY BAKER I love watching American League games, you know what I mean? DUSTY BAKER He did his part in all ways. He pitched great, he made some great fielding plays, he stole a base, h... DUSTY BAKER You don't want him to get hit on the wrist or elbow. DUSTY BAKER We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much. He doesn't miss pitches up in the zone. DUSTY BAKER We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much, ... He doesn't miss pitches up in the zon... DUSTY BAKER I don't know if we've lit him up but we've beaten him and that's all that matters. So even if there ... DUSTY BAKER I don't know if we've lit him up. We've beaten him. That's all that matters. If there was something,... DUSTY BAKER Zambrano threw a heck of a game. I tried to let him get his 15th (win). We just played a good game, ... DUSTY BAKER Happy to have him around here and even happier to know he's feeling good. DUSTY BAKER The frustrating part is you still have memories of how great a player this guy is. DUSTY BAKER I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out ... DUSTY BAKER That makes it sound like somebody's lying. I went through that a couple years ago, which was [untrue... DUSTY BAKER We told [Jones] when he got here that this park is made for him and his swing. It couldn't happen to... DUSTY BAKER I was joking with him -- I think he's a third-degree black belt, and I think some of his reactions c... DUSTY BAKER I believe that when the wind's blowing in. When the wind's blowing out, I don't care about the heigh... DUSTY BAKER So I let them be responsible for there particular areas. Then by the time it gets to me that means t... DUSTY BAKER He was given the OK from upstairs. What are you going to do when he's given the OK from upstairs? DUSTY BAKER The field's a lot faster than ours. That ball got to him a lot quicker than he expected. We'll try t... DUSTY BAKER That's why he has a golden glove. DUSTY BAKER I've never heard anybody booed in St. Louis. DUSTY BAKER I'm probably more bewildered than I am embarrassed, DUSTY BAKER We didn't know when he was going to be back in the first place. This is just a bump in the road. DUSTY BAKER I got no one to root for. I sure as heck ain't rooting for the White Sox or Cardinals. DUSTY BAKER You still have to have the punch to hit a three-run homer when you need it. DUSTY BAKER This late in the spring, you're more apprehensive than anything. He said it was mild. He felt it on ... DUSTY BAKER We had him on the hook in the first inning, and then he got that lead and then he started mixing his... DUSTY BAKER Our bullpen did a great job, and we dodged some bullets, DUSTY BAKER Our bullpen did a great job, and we dodged some bullets. It's hard to keep [the Reds] in the ballpar... DUSTY BAKER He's going to get better. It's a big jump from Double-A to the big leagues. He's hit everywhere he's... DUSTY BAKER D-Lee is still finding his stroke. When those guys really start swinging, we'll have a very potent o... DUSTY BAKER I heard Woody was very promising. He was low- to mid-90s with some of the things he threw. He's not ... DUSTY BAKER It has to come through Jim [Hendry, Cubs general manager]. It's not up to me. We just have to see ho... DUSTY BAKER A couple balls caught too much of the plate early, ... We were still in the ballgame, and we ended u... DUSTY BAKER It was hard real hard. Rem was great about it. He's a real pro. DUSTY BAKER It's a situation where [his emotions] are his best friend and also could be his nemesis at the same ... DUSTY BAKER I told him congratulations and he didn't know what I was congratulating him about, DUSTY BAKER If we can get them going in the middle of the lineup and get Juan Pierre on base, we've got a chance... DUSTY BAKER I mean the guy, he's progressing like we said. Mark's going good. I asked him. I get tired of asking... 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 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... KAGE BAKER