I had a bunch of missed calls from Coach Nolan. I thought maybe Thomas had gotten hurt. But then I called and Coach Nolan told me what had happened. It was very difficult for him to talk about. Injuries are part of the game. But the last thing you ever think about is not coming home from a game. It's just tragic.

That's what so strange about his death. He had physicals at Utah. He had two physicals with Dallas. He had a couple with San Francisco. He had a physical before he left for the world league and another one when he returned. You would think through all those physicals, if he had a heart problem or breathing problem, something would be identified. Something should show up somewhere.

That's what they said to me that first night when they took him to the hospital, that it looked like he'd had a massive heart attack. I'm just waiting to see what the final answer is. They really don't know.

The cut can't hurt, but it's marginal as far as its impact.

If the Ford plant goes, it's going to hurt.

Someone was going to get hurt.