I am confident that Americans of all walks of life will come to the defense of the Hubble and cause the Congress to restore the repair of the telescope to the NASA budget.

It is sometimes difficult for Americans to understand how Japan will fund programs like missile defense if it continues to adhere to the de facto constraints of the 1-percent cap on defense spending.

unattractive, implausible, crazy, but beautiful.

Through our first five games, we have seen four or five possible All-Americans. Our defense has been playing OK, but we need to tighten up some things so we can combat the other team's pitching.

We don't know what our defense will be. This case is life-consuming.

It will be the biggest game of my life. Canada will be a lot tougher than the Americans.